Library
Publications on tectonics, structural analysis, mineral and petroleum exploration
A. Tectonics and structural deformation
Mid-ocean ridge extensional tectonics
https://community.dur.ac.uk/yaoling.niu/MyReprints-pdf/2002MacLeodetalGeology.pdf
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geology/article-lookup/31/1/e15
Lithospheric-scale extensional tectonics
https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/335/1/121.short
B. Fractured crystalline basement as a commodity reservoir
Visualising fractured crystalline basement reservoirs
https://eng.geus.dk/media/21863/geusb43-2019-02-04.pdf
Basement highs: definitions, characterisation and origins
C. Systematic exploration workflows:
A systematic recipe to evaluate metallogenic provinces (orthomagmatic-hdrothermal) by value preservation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987120301389
A systematic recipe to define and map a mineral system for critical metals
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/2/97
Defining a REE mineral system: a foundation to map plays, uncertainty and risks to project value
D. Numerous presentations can be viewed at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-banks-aba5bb26/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Graham_Banks3
- Mineral exploration targeting workflows
- Compressional, extensional and shear deformation
- Fractured commodity reservoirs
Please feel free to use the material below.
To reference it as an in-text citation: "(Route To Reserves, 2018)".
To reference it in a reference list: Route To Reserves (2018) Library. Available at https://www.route2reserves.com
Glossary and acronyms
(some follow SPE Technical Report 2016, guidance for decision quality for multicompany upstream projects)
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COS: Chance (Probability) of Success.
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ECOS: Economic Chance (Probability) of Success.
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GCOS: Geological Chance (Probability) of Success.
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Geological Risk: 1/Geological Chance of Success.
"Geological risk" in resource exploration is not the same as "Geological risk" in risk assessments in environmental geoscience: the latter would be better named "geohazard".
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Probability: Likelihood of occurrence. Measured by the ratio of favourable cases to the whole number of all cases. A synonym of, and used interchangably with, “Chance” in geological risk assessments.
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Risk: Threat of loss e.g. exploration investment, credibility or reputation. Also the probability that an event will result in a specified loss or failure.
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Risk Analysis: An integrated project assessment (resources, probability, economics) under conditions of uncertainty. It is utilised for subsequent Decision Analysis.
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Risk Management: The science of identifying, analysing and responding to risk factors throughout the life of a project.
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Uncertainty: The state of limited knowledge preventing exact description of an existing state or future outcome. It can thus be represented as a range of possible outcomes.
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Value of Information (VOI): The equivalent cost of, or sum willingly paid to obtain, information before making a decision.
