WORK PROGRAMS
Reserves and resources
Mineral reserves and resources provide the economic basis on which sustainable principles and responsible resource development can be based. The estimation of reserves and resources involves environmental, social and governmental aspects that add up s that relate directly to sustainable development, such as, that together add up to a ‘licence to operate’, thereby enabling the value of the minerals to be released.
The function of the Reserves and resources work program is to promote international consistency and transparency in the way that resources and reserves are estimated and reported. It is currently engaged in the following projects:
CURRENT PROJECTS
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