Enum: UnconventionalMineralResourceType
Types of unconventional mineral resources including industrial waste streams, mining residues, and brines that contain recoverable critical minerals and metals
URI: valuesets:UnconventionalMineralResourceType
Permissible Values
| Value | Title | Meaning | Description | Broad Mappings | Composition | Metals | Minerals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINE_TAILINGS | mine tailing | ENVO:00000003 | Materials remaining after separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction of an ore | |||||
| WASTE_ROCK | Rock removed during mining that does not contain sufficient mineral of interest for processing | surface and underground mining | ||||||
| ACID_MINE_DRAINAGE | acid mine drainage | ENVO:00001997 | Acidic water outflow from mines containing dissolved metals and sulfuric acid | |||||
| COAL_COMBUSTION_RESIDUALS | coal ash | ENVO:02000127 | Residual materials from combustion of coal in power plants, including fly ash, bottom ash, and boiler slag | |||||
| RED_MUD | Alkaline residue generated during alumina extraction from bauxite ore via the Bayer process | iron oxides, alumina, silica, rare earth elements | alumina refining | |||||
| PHOSPHOGYPSUM | Gypsum byproduct from phosphoric acid production containing trace radioactive elements and rare earth elements | calcium sulfate dihydrate with trace REE | phosphate fertilizer production | |||||
| SLAG | boiler slag | ENVO:02000130 | Glassy material formed as a byproduct of smelting and refining metal ores | |||||
| FLY_ASH | fly ash | ENVO:02000128 | Fine powdery material composed mostly of silica collected from flue gases during coal combustion | |||||
| ELECTRONIC_WASTE | Discarded electronic devices and components containing recoverable precious and critical metals | gold, silver, platinum, copper, rare earth elements | ||||||
| SPENT_CATALYSTS | Used industrial catalysts containing recoverable platinum group metals and other valuable elements | platinum, palladium, rhodium, rhenium | petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing | |||||
| GEOTHERMAL_BRINE | brine | ENVO:00003044 | Hot saline water from geothermal systems containing dissolved lithium, rare earth elements, and other minerals | |||||
| OIL_FIELD_BRINE | Saline water produced during oil and gas extraction containing dissolved minerals including lithium and boron | ENVO:00003044 | lithium, bromine, boron, iodine | oil and gas production |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| unconventional_mineral_resource | Type of unconventional mineral resource |
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
LinkML Source
name: UnconventionalMineralResourceType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of unconventional mineral resources including industrial waste
streams, mining residues, and brines that contain recoverable critical minerals
and metals
title: Unconventional Mineral Resource Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
MINE_TAILINGS:
text: MINE_TAILINGS
description: Materials remaining after separating the valuable fraction from the
uneconomic fraction of an ore
meaning: ENVO:00000003
title: mine tailing
WASTE_ROCK:
text: WASTE_ROCK
description: Rock removed during mining that does not contain sufficient mineral
of interest for processing
annotations:
source:
tag: source
value: surface and underground mining
ACID_MINE_DRAINAGE:
text: ACID_MINE_DRAINAGE
description: Acidic water outflow from mines containing dissolved metals and sulfuric
acid
meaning: ENVO:00001997
title: acid mine drainage
COAL_COMBUSTION_RESIDUALS:
text: COAL_COMBUSTION_RESIDUALS
description: Residual materials from combustion of coal in power plants, including
fly ash, bottom ash, and boiler slag
meaning: ENVO:02000127
title: coal ash
RED_MUD:
text: RED_MUD
description: Alkaline residue generated during alumina extraction from bauxite
ore via the Bayer process
annotations:
composition:
tag: composition
value: iron oxides, alumina, silica, rare earth elements
source:
tag: source
value: alumina refining
PHOSPHOGYPSUM:
text: PHOSPHOGYPSUM
description: Gypsum byproduct from phosphoric acid production containing trace
radioactive elements and rare earth elements
annotations:
composition:
tag: composition
value: calcium sulfate dihydrate with trace REE
source:
tag: source
value: phosphate fertilizer production
SLAG:
text: SLAG
description: Glassy material formed as a byproduct of smelting and refining metal
ores
meaning: ENVO:02000130
title: boiler slag
FLY_ASH:
text: FLY_ASH
description: Fine powdery material composed mostly of silica collected from flue
gases during coal combustion
meaning: ENVO:02000128
title: fly ash
ELECTRONIC_WASTE:
text: ELECTRONIC_WASTE
description: Discarded electronic devices and components containing recoverable
precious and critical metals
annotations:
metals:
tag: metals
value: gold, silver, platinum, copper, rare earth elements
SPENT_CATALYSTS:
text: SPENT_CATALYSTS
description: Used industrial catalysts containing recoverable platinum group metals
and other valuable elements
annotations:
metals:
tag: metals
value: platinum, palladium, rhodium, rhenium
source:
tag: source
value: petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing
GEOTHERMAL_BRINE:
text: GEOTHERMAL_BRINE
description: Hot saline water from geothermal systems containing dissolved lithium,
rare earth elements, and other minerals
meaning: ENVO:00003044
title: brine
OIL_FIELD_BRINE:
text: OIL_FIELD_BRINE
description: Saline water produced during oil and gas extraction containing dissolved
minerals including lithium and boron
annotations:
minerals:
tag: minerals
value: lithium, bromine, boron, iodine
source:
tag: source
value: oil and gas production
broad_mappings:
- ENVO:00003044