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Mineral reserves vs. resources

A mineral resource is a concentration with reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction, classed as inferred, indicated or measured. A mineral reserve is the part of indicated and measured resources shown to be economically mineable by at least a pre-feasibility study, classed as probable or proven.

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