DomainScheme

mica
- d1 primary mineral resources
  circular economy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework investment - d4 raw materials economics
  - mine closure (d1 primary mineral resources)
    biodiversity compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme environment health & safety policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme local environmental & health impacts - d6 sustainability of raw materials metadata on spatial data - DataScheme mine closure (cost) - d4 raw materials economics other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme responsible mining - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting
    - decommissioning
    - post-closure & long-term stewardship
      - monitoring programs
      - treatment of mine discharge water
    - remediation/reclamation
    - restoration/rehabilitation
      biodiversity compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials
    - shut-down
  - mine development (d1 primary mineral resources)
    company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme consumption (demand) - d4 raw materials economics electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme environment health & safety policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework impacts of specific processes/plants - d6 sustainability of raw materials land use policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework metadata on spatial data - DataScheme mine development (cost) - d4 raw materials economics mineral policy/strategy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework production - d4 raw materials economics production (supply) - d4 raw materials economics reports with statistical data - DataScheme responsible mining - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
    - design and construction
      extraction of resources (impacts of materials, products & services) - d6 sustainability of raw materials
      - type of mineral processing
        biometallurgy/bioleaching - d3 industrial processing and transformation electrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation hydrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation industrial rocks transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation pyrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation
        beneficiation/concentration
        
        ore milling
        
        pre- or primary concentration
      - type of mining operation (design & construction)
    - finance
    - operation planning
      extraction of resources (impacts of materials, products & services) - d6 sustainability of raw materials
  - mine operation
    impacts of specific processes/plants - d6 sustainability of raw materials mining wastes - d2 secondary mineral resources production - d4 raw materials economics
    - consumables
    - lease renewals
    - machinery
    - mining environment (e.g., challenging to materials)
    - yearly reserves assessment
  - mineral exploration
    company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme environment health & safety policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework exploration (cost) - d4 raw materials economics geopolitical risk - d4 raw materials economics government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme import dependence - d4 raw materials economics infographics and other media - DataScheme land use policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme mineral policy/strategy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme responsible mining - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme
    - detailed surface exploration (mineral exploration)
      permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
      - detailed geochemistry
      - detailed geology
      - detailed geophysics
      - detailed heavy mineral sampling
    - ore deposit evaluation (mineral exploration)
      deposits of public importance - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework international reporting of resources and reserves - d7 international reporting
      - core drilling systematic
      - geostatistical estimates
      - mine workings reconnaissance/adit mapping
      - trial tests
    - regional reconnaissance (mineral exploration)
      permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
      - 2d predictive mapping
      - mineral resources potential assessment/estimating undiscovered resources
      - preliminary studies
      - regional geochemistry
      - regional geology
      - regional heavy mineral sampling
      - remote sensing (including regional geophysics)
    - resource assessment (mineral exploration)
      permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
      - approximate resource calculation
        
        3d 'block' model (approximate resource calculation)
      - drilling assessment
        
        core drilling assessment
        
        percussion drilling assessment
      - geological interpretation
        
        3d geological model
      - ore beneficiation tests
    - subsurface exploration (mineral exploration)
      permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
      - drilling
        
        auger drilling
        
        core drilling
        
        percussion drilling
      - excavation
        
        trenches
        
        trial pits and sampling
  - mineral/ore deposit
    company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme consumption (demand) - d4 raw materials economics electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme geological availabilty - d4 raw materials economics geopolitical risk - d4 raw materials economics government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme import dependence - d4 raw materials economics industrial rocks transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation infographics and other media - DataScheme land use policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework lobbying group (report) - DataScheme lobbying group (website) - DataScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme other (magazine article) - DataScheme other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme paper format statistical data - DataScheme paper maps - DataScheme production (supply) - d4 raw materials economics reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
    - main/accompanying metals
      biometallurgy/bioleaching - d3 industrial processing and transformation electrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation hydrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation pyrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation
    - mineral deposit groups and types
    - resources and reserves
      commodity prices - d4 raw materials economics deposits of public importance - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework international reporting of resources and reserves - d7 international reporting
  - preliminary economic assessment (d1 primary mineral resources)
    mine closure (cost) - d4 raw materials economics mine development (cost) - d4 raw materials economics production - d4 raw materials economics
  - preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study
    company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials impacts of specific processes/plants - d6 sustainability of raw materials international reporting of resources and reserves - d7 international reporting other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme
    - economic (preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study)
      international reporting of resources and reserves - d7 international reporting
    - social feasibility
      corporate social responsability (d5 raw materials policy & legal framework) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework corporate social responsability (d7 international reporting) - d7 international reporting responsible mining - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
    - technical (preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study)
      - geostatistics
      - grade-tonnage relationships on blocks
        
        3d 'block' model (grade-tonnage relationships on blocks)
      - pilot plant
  - prospecting authorization/permitting
    permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework social licence to operate (slo) - d6 sustainability of raw materials
    - exploitation permit
    - exploration permit
    - prospecting authorization
- d2 secondary mineral resources
  circular economy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework secondary raw material prices - d4 raw materials economics
  - material recovery (d2 secondary mineral resources)
    company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme consumption (demand) - d4 raw materials economics electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme infographics and other media - DataScheme investment - d4 raw materials economics material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme other (magazine article) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme production (supply) - d4 raw materials economics recycling (cost) - d4 raw materials economics recycling rate - d4 raw materials economics reports with statistical data - DataScheme resource efficiency - d6 sustainability of raw materials specialist magazines - DataScheme trade (supply) - d4 raw materials economics
    - collection
    - product lifespan
    - recycling (material recovery)
      recycling (cost) - d4 raw materials economics
      - eol recycling rates
      - recovery rates
      - recycling content
    - refurbishment (recycling)
    - remanufacture
    - reuse
  - stocks/materials (d2 secondary mineral resources)
    consumption (demand) - d4 raw materials economics production (supply) - d4 raw materials economics resource efficiency - d6 sustainability of raw materials supply - d4 raw materials economics trade (supply) - d4 raw materials economics
    - metal stocks in industry
    - metal stocks in use
      critical raw materials - d4 raw materials economics d4 raw materials economics - d4 raw materials economics infographics and other media - DataScheme input output analysis - MethodScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme paper - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme substance flow analysis - MethodScheme trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
      - stocks/metals in buildings (metal stocks in use)
      - stocks/metals in household appliances (metal stocks in use)
      - stocks/metals in infrastructures (metal stocks in use)
      - stocks/metals in transport (metal stocks in use)
    - non-metal stocks in industry
    - non-metal stocks in use
      demand - d4 raw materials economics infographics and other media - DataScheme input output analysis - MethodScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme paper - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme substance flow analysis - MethodScheme supply - d4 raw materials economics trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
      - stocks/non-metals in buildings (non-metal stocks in use)
      - stocks/non-metals in household appliances (non-metal stocks in use)
      - stocks/non-metals in infrastructures (non-metal stocks in use)
      - stocks/non-metals in transport (non-metal stocks in use)
  - waste (d2 secondary mineral resources)
    - end-of-life waste
      company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme critical raw materials - d4 raw materials economics electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme infographics and other media - DataScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme paper - DataScheme paper format statistical data - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme substance flow analysis - MethodScheme to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
      - batteries and accumulator wastes
        other metadata - DataScheme
      - construction and demolition waste
        other metadata - DataScheme
      - discarded equipment
        other metadata - DataScheme
      - discarded vehicles
        other metadata - DataScheme
      - glass waste (end-of-life waste)
        other metadata - DataScheme
      - incineration waste
        
        bottom ash
        
        fly ash
      - other mineral waste
      - weee
        other metadata - DataScheme
    - manufacturing/industrial waste
      company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme environmental risk assessment - MethodScheme estimates of waste and emissions - MethodScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme infographics and other media - DataScheme inputs and outputs of industrial processes - MethodScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme metallurgy & industrial mineral transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation paper - DataScheme paper format statistical data - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme substance flow analysis - MethodScheme to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
      - combustion waste
      - dredging spoils
      - glass waste (manufacturing/industrial waste)
      - mineral waste from waste treatment and stabilised waste
      - smelter/refining scrap and residues/slags
        
        metallic waste - ferrous (smelter/refining scrap and residues)
        
        metallic waste - mixed (smelter/refining scrap and residues)
        
        metallic waste - non-ferrous (smelter/refining scrap and residues)
    - mining wastes
      company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme environmental risk assessment - MethodScheme estimates of waste and emissions - MethodScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme infographics and other media - DataScheme inputs and outputs of industrial processes - MethodScheme lobbying group (website) - DataScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme mine closure (cost) - d4 raw materials economics mine operation - d1 primary mineral resources mineralurgy of secondary resources - d3 industrial processing and transformation other (magazine article) - DataScheme other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme paper format statistical data - DataScheme recycling (cost) - d4 raw materials economics reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme substance flow analysis - MethodScheme to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
      - drilling muds and other drilling wastes
      - rocks & dumps
        
        mineral metalliferous excavation
        
        mineral non-metalliferous excavation
      - tailings
        
        processing of metalliferous minerals
        
        processing of non-metalliferous minerals
    - waste deposited in landfills
      company (magazine article) - DataScheme company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme environmental risk assessment - MethodScheme estimates of waste and emissions - MethodScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme infographics and other media - DataScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme paper - DataScheme paper format statistical data - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme substance flow analysis - MethodScheme to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting
      - hazardous
      - inert
      - non-hazardous
- d3 industrial processing and transformation
  circular economy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework d4 raw materials economics - d4 raw materials economics investment - d4 raw materials economics to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting
  - manufacture, use & transport
    - material design & manufacturing
    - product manufacturing & use
    - transport
  - metallurgy & industrial mineral transformation
    impacts of specific processes/plants - d6 sustainability of raw materials manufacturing/industrial waste - d2 secondary mineral resources production - d4 raw materials economics recycling (cost) - d4 raw materials economics
- d4 raw materials economics
  circular economy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework d3 industrial processing and transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation d6 sustainability of raw materials - d6 sustainability of raw materials metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources
- d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
  - circular economy
    d1 primary mineral resources - d1 primary mineral resources d2 secondary mineral resources - d2 secondary mineral resources d3 industrial processing and transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation d4 raw materials economics - d4 raw materials economics d6 sustainability of raw materials - d6 sustainability of raw materials d7 international reporting - d7 international reporting
    - resource efficiency policies
      resource efficiency - d6 sustainability of raw materials
      - recycling policy & legislation
      - waste policies
  - corporate social responsability (d5 raw materials policy & legal framework)
    corporate social responsability (d7 international reporting) - d7 international reporting social feasibility - d1 primary mineral resources
  - environmental legislation
    d6 sustainability of raw materials - d6 sustainability of raw materials government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme
    - environment health & safety policy
      mine closure (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mine development (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mineral exploration - d1 primary mineral resources
    - european parliamentary resolutions
    - local/communal by-laws
    - national environmental legislation
      - national emission legislation
      - national soil legislation
      - national water legislation
    - national environmental policies
    - regional/provincial environmental laws
    - un conventions
      - aarhus convention
      - basle convention
      - helcom
      - marpol
      - osparcom
  - land use policy
    d7 international reporting - d7 international reporting electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme land use (impacts of materials, products & services) - d6 sustainability of raw materials metadata on spatial data - DataScheme mine development (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mineral exploration - d1 primary mineral resources mineral/ore deposit - d1 primary mineral resources other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme paper maps - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme
    - deposits of public importance
      ore deposit evaluation (mineral exploration) - d1 primary mineral resources resources and reserves - d1 primary mineral resources
    - designation areas (e.g., conservation [nature, culture, etc.])
    - permitting/licensing (land use policy)
      biodiversity compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials detailed surface exploration (mineral exploration) - d1 primary mineral resources mine development (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources prospecting authorization/permitting - d1 primary mineral resources regional reconnaissance (mineral exploration) - d1 primary mineral resources resource assessment (mineral exploration) - d1 primary mineral resources subsurface exploration (mineral exploration) - d1 primary mineral resources
  - mineral policy/strategy
    electronic (spatial data) - DataScheme government organisation (report) - DataScheme government organisation (website) - DataScheme metadata on spatial data - DataScheme methods to assess environmental impacts - MethodScheme methods to assess material flows - MethodScheme mine development (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mineral exploration - d1 primary mineral resources other (report) - DataScheme other (website) - DataScheme paper - DataScheme paper maps - DataScheme reports with statistical data - DataScheme satellite or aerial imagery - DataScheme specialist magazines - DataScheme trade association (report) - DataScheme trade association (website) - DataScheme
    - conflict mineral use
      responsible sourcing - d6 sustainability of raw materials
  - product declaration
    company (report) - DataScheme company (website) - DataScheme electronic (statistical data) - DataScheme infographics and other media - DataScheme material flow analysis - MethodScheme metadata on statistical data - DataScheme paper format statistical data - DataScheme
  - responsible mining
    d7 international reporting - d7 international reporting mine closure (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mine development (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mineral exploration - d1 primary mineral resources social feasibility - d1 primary mineral resources social licence to operate (slo) - d6 sustainability of raw materials
  - standardization
    classification system - d7 international reporting
  - trade regulation and policy
    trade (supply) - d4 raw materials economics
- d6 sustainability of raw materials
  circular economy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework d4 raw materials economics - d4 raw materials economics environmental legislation - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
  - compensation
    ee-ioa - MethodScheme environmental footprinting - MethodScheme life cycle assessment - MethodScheme preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study - d1 primary mineral resources
    - biodiversity compensation
      mine closure (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources permitting/licensing (land use policy) - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework restoration/rehabilitation - d1 primary mineral resources
    - carbon trading
      carbon footprint - d6 sustainability of raw materials
  - impacts of specific processes/plants
    metallurgy & industrial mineral transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation mine development (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources mine operation - d1 primary mineral resources preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study - d1 primary mineral resources
    - local environmental & health impacts
      mine closure (d1 primary mineral resources) - d1 primary mineral resources to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting
      - air and water pollution
      - ecosystems, biodiversity
      - human health
      - occupational health
      - soil contamination
    - regional/global environmental & health impacts
      - climate change
      - ocean pollution
      - transboundary air pollution
    - social impacts
      corporate social responsability (d7 international reporting) - d7 international reporting
      - child labour
      - gender issues
      - local population
      - responsible sourcing
        conflict mineral use - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
      - workers
  - impacts over the life cycle
    - environmental footprints of materials, products & services
      - carbon footprint
        carbon trading - d6 sustainability of raw materials
      - ecological footprint
      - land footprint
      - material footprint
      - water footprint
    - environmental impacts of materials, products & services
      - aggregate indicators
      - impact categories
        
        emissions of ghg & pollutants (impacts of materials, products & services)
        
        energy use (impacts of materials, products & services)
        
        extraction of resources (impacts of materials, products & services)
        design and construction - d1 primary mineral resources operation planning - d1 primary mineral resources
        final waste production (impacts of materials, products & services)
        
        land use (impacts of materials, products & services)
        land use policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
  - knowledge sharing
    - knowledge platforms
    - training
      - initial training
      - life-long training
  - resource efficiency
    material recovery (d2 secondary mineral resources) - d2 secondary mineral resources resource efficiency policies - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework stocks/materials (d2 secondary mineral resources) - d2 secondary mineral resources
    - eco-design
    - frugal design
    - indicators
  - social licence to operate (slo)
    prospecting authorization/permitting - d1 primary mineral resources responsible mining - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
- d7 international reporting
  circular economy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework land use policy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework responsible mining - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework

MethodScheme

future outlook methods
- explanatory methods
  - qualitative methods (explanatory methods)
  - quantitative methods (explanatory methods)
- explanatory/normative methods
  - qualitative methods (explanatory/normative methods)
  - quantitative methods (explanatory/normative methods)
- normative methods
  - qualitative methods (normative methods)
  - quantitative methods (normative methods)
economic methods
- methods to assess and/or predict monetary and/or physical flows
  - computable general equilibrium modelling
  - input output analysis
- methods to assess economic risk
  - cost benefit analysis
  - criticality assessment
  - econometrics
  - life cycle costing
geological methods
- methods for ground investigation
  - methods for deep investigation
  - methods for sub-surface
- methods for local-scale exploration
  - geochemical methods (methods for local-scale exploration)
  - geological mapping (methods for local-scale exploration)
  - geophysical methods
- methods for mine closure
- methods for ore treatment
- methods for regional exploration
  - geochemical methods (methods for regional exploration)
  - geological mapping (methods for regional exploration)
  - predictive methods
  - remote sensing methods (incl. geophysics)
- methods for resource assessment
  - methods for primary resources
    - 3d modelling
    - economic assessment
    - environmental assessment
    - feasibility studies
    - geostatistical methods
    - methods for reporting
  - methods for secondary resources
    - compositional analysis of stocks
    - wastes characterization
industrial ecology methods
- methods to assess environmental impacts
  mineral policy/strategy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
  - methods covering the supply chain (methods to assess environmental impacts)
    - ee-ioa
      compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials corporate social responsability (d7 international reporting) - d7 international reporting electrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation hydrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation pyrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation sustainable development reporting - d7 international reporting to communities - d7 international reporting
      - geographical coverage
      - other (ee-ioa)
      - sectoral coverage / level of detail
      - trade-linked or not
      - with gem core or not
    - environmental footprinting
      compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials corporate social responsability (d7 international reporting) - d7 international reporting impact benefit agreements - d7 international reporting sustainable development reporting - d7 international reporting to communities - d7 international reporting
      - covering a wide array of impacts
        
        oef
        
        pef
      - covering selected impacts
        
        carbon footprint
        
        ecological footprint
        
        water footprint
    - life cycle assessment
      compensation - d6 sustainability of raw materials corporate social responsability (d7 international reporting) - d7 international reporting impact benefit agreements - d7 international reporting sustainable development reporting - d7 international reporting to communities - d7 international reporting
      - life cycle impact assessment
        
        endpoint methods
        
        other (endpoint methods)
        
        midpoint methods
        
        cml2001
        
        other (midpoint methods)
        
        other methods
        
        recipe
      - life cycle inventory
        
        ecoinvent
        
        other (life cycle inventory)
  - methods not covering the supply chain (methods to assess environmental impacts)
    - environmental assessment
      impact benefit agreements - d7 international reporting sustainable development reporting - d7 international reporting
    - risk assessment methods
      to communities - d7 international reporting to employees - d7 international reporting
      - disasters / incidental impacts
        
        related to explosions
        
        related to other accidents
        
        related to toxic emissions
      - environmental risk assessment
        manufacturing/industrial waste - d2 secondary mineral resources mining wastes - d2 secondary mineral resources waste deposited in landfills - d2 secondary mineral resources
        exposure models
        
        related to ecosystem health
        
        related to human health
        
        fate models
    - technology assessment
- methods to assess material flows
  mineral policy/strategy - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework
  - methods covering the supply chain (methods to assess material flows)
    - input output analysis
      demand - d4 raw materials economics electrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation hydrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation industrial rocks transformation - d3 industrial processing and transformation metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources mineralurgy of secondary resources - d3 industrial processing and transformation non-metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources pyrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation supply - d4 raw materials economics
      - environmentally extended input output analysis
      - physical input output tables
    - material flow analysis
      end-of-life waste - d2 secondary mineral resources hydrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation manufacturing/industrial waste - d2 secondary mineral resources material recovery (d2 secondary mineral resources) - d2 secondary mineral resources metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources mineralurgy of secondary resources - d3 industrial processing and transformation mining wastes - d2 secondary mineral resources non-metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources product declaration - d5 raw materials policy & legal framework waste deposited in landfills - d2 secondary mineral resources
      - material flow accounting according to eurostat methodology
      - reconciliation in mfa
      - substance flow analysis
        electrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation end-of-life waste - d2 secondary mineral resources hydrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation manufacturing/industrial waste - d2 secondary mineral resources metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources mining wastes - d2 secondary mineral resources non-metal stocks in use - d2 secondary mineral resources pyrometallurgy - d3 industrial processing and transformation supply risk - d4 raw materials economics waste deposited in landfills - d2 secondary mineral resources
        dynamic modelling of substance flows
        
        static modelling of substance flows
        
        substance flow accounting
  - methods not covering the supply chain (methods to assess material flows)
    - material balances
      - estimates of waste and emissions
        manufacturing/industrial waste - d2 secondary mineral resources mining wastes - d2 secondary mineral resources waste deposited in landfills - d2 secondary mineral resources
      - inputs and outputs of industrial processes
        manufacturing/industrial waste - d2 secondary mineral resources mining wastes - d2 secondary mineral resources
      - stock assessments
- methods to assess uncertainty in mineral intelligence analysis

DataScheme

metadata
spatial data
general descriptive information
statistical data

CommodityScheme

produced commodityinspire
- chemical compound productinspire
  - chemical oxide productinspire
    - aluminainspire
    - chromeinspire
    - iron oxideinspire
      - ochreinspire
    - lithium oxideinspire
    - magnesiainspire
    - niobiumpentoxideinspire
    - phosphorouspentoxideinspire
    - rare earth oxideinspire
    - tantalumpentoxideinspire
    - uranium oxideinspire
    - vanadium pentoxideinspire
    - yttrium oxideinspire
    - zirconiainspire
  - limeinspire
  - nitrateinspire
  - potashinspire
  - soda ashinspire
- metalinspire
  - aluminiuminspire
  - bariuminspire
  - base metalinspire
    - cobaltinspire
    - copperinspire
    - leadinspire
    - nickelinspire
    - zincinspire
  - berylliuminspire
  - bismuthinspire
  - cadmiuminspire
  - cesiuminspire
  - chromiteinspire
  - ferrous metalinspire
    - chromiuminspire
    - ironinspire
    - manganeseinspire
    - titaniuminspire
    - vanadiuminspire
  - galliuminspire
  - hafniuminspire
  - indiuminspire
  - lithiuminspire
  - magnesiuminspire
  - mercuryinspire
  - molybdenuminspire
  - niobiuminspire
  - potassiuminspire
  - precious metalinspire
    - goldinspire
    - platinum group metalinspire
      - iridiuminspire
      - osmiuminspire
      - palladiuminspire
      - platinuminspire
      - rhodiuminspire
      - rutheniuminspire
    - silverinspire
  - radiuminspire
  - rare earth elementinspire
    - hreeinspire
      - dysprosiuminspire
      - erbiuminspire
      - holmiuminspire
      - lutetiuminspire
      - terbiuminspire
      - thuliuminspire
      - ytterbiuminspire
      - yttriuminspire
    - lreeinspire
      - ceriuminspire
      - europiuminspire
      - gadoliniuminspire
      - lanthanuminspire
      - neodymiuminspire
      - praseodymiuminspire
      - promethiuminspire
      - samariuminspire
      - scandiuminspire
  - rheniuminspire
  - rubidiuminspire
  - strontiuminspire
  - tantaluminspire
  - thalliuminspire
  - thoriuminspire
  - tininspire
  - tungsteninspire
  - uraniuminspire
  - zirconiuminspire
- metalloidinspire
  - antimonyinspire
  - arsenicinspire
  - boroninspire
  - germaniuminspire
  - siliconinspire
  - telluriuminspire
- non metalinspire
  - bromineinspire
  - fluorineinspire
  - iodineinspire
  - phosphorousinspire
  - seleniuminspire
  - sulphurinspire
direct use commodityinspire
- gemstoneinspire
  - amberinspire
  - apatite-gemstoneinspire
  - berylinspire
    - aquamarineinspire
    - emeraldinspire
    - heliodorinspire
    - morganiteinspire
  - cassiterite-gemstoneinspire
  - chrysoberylinspire
  - cordieriteinspire
  - corundum-gemstoneinspire
    - rubyinspire
    - sapphireinspire
  - diamond-gemstoneinspire
  - diopside-enstatiteinspire
  - dioptaseinspire
  - dumortieriteinspire
  - euclaseinspire
  - feldspar-gemstoneinspire
    - amazoniteinspire
    - moonstoneinspire
    - spectroliteinspire
  - garnet-gemstoneinspire
    - tsavoriteinspire
  - hematite-gemstoneinspire
  - jadeinspire
  - kornerupineinspire
  - kyanite-gemstoneinspire
  - lazuliteinspire
  - malachiteinspire
  - obsidianinspire
  - olivine-gemstoneinspire
  - phenakiteinspire
  - prehniteinspire
  - quartz-gemstoneinspire
    - amethystinspire
    - citrineinspire
    - rose quartzinspire
    - smokey quartzinspire
  - rhodoniteinspire
  - sapphirineinspire
  - scapoliteinspire
  - silica-gemstoneinspire
    - chalcedonyinspire
      - agateinspire
        
        mossagateinspire
        
        onyxinspire
      - carnelianinspire
      - chrysopraseinspire
    - opalinspire
  - sinhaliteinspire
  - sodaliteinspire
  - spinel-gemstoneinspire
  - spodumeneinspire
  - tanzaniteinspire
  - topazinspire
  - tourmalineinspire
  - turquoiseinspire
  - varisciteinspire
  - vesuvianiteinspire
  - xenotime-gemstoneinspire
  - zircon-gemstoneinspire
- industrial materialinspire
  - aggregateinspire
    - natural secondary aggregateinspire
    - primary aggregateinspire
      - crushed rockinspire
      - riprapinspire
      - sand and gravelinspire
    - recycled aggregateinspire
  - dimension stoneinspire
    - basaltinspire
    - graniteinspire
    - greenstoneinspire
    - limestoneinspire
    - marbleinspire
    - miscellaneous dimension stonesinspire
    - sandstoneinspire
    - slateinspire
  - direct shipping oreinspire
    - bauxiteinspire
    - iron oreinspire
      - hematite oreinspire
      - magnetite oreinspire
    - manganese oreinspire
  - industrialrockinspire
    - diatomiteinspire
    - lateriteinspire
    - nephelinesyeniteinspire
    - perliteinspire
    - phosphaterockinspire
    - pozzolaninspire
    - pumiceinspire
    - shell gritinspire
    - spongoliteinspire
  - organicmaterialinspire
    - carbonaceousmaterialinspire
      - coalinspire
        
        anthraciteinspire
        
        black coalinspire
        
        brown coalinspire
      - peatinspire
    - gaseous hydrocarbonsinspire
      - coal bed methaneinspire
      - gas hydrateinspire
      - reservoir gasinspire
    - liquidhydrocarbonsinspire
      - asphaltinspire
      - oilinspire
      - oil shaleinspire
      - tar sandinspire
  - sandinspire
    - foundry sandinspire
    - frac sandinspire
- industrialmineralinspire
  - aluminosilicateinspire
    - andalusiteinspire
    - kyaniteinspire
    - pyrophylliteinspire
    - sillimaniteinspire
  - aluniteinspire
  - apatiteinspire
  - asbestosinspire
    - asbestos-amphiboleinspire
      - anthophylliteinspire
      - crocidoliteinspire
    - asbestos-serpentineinspire
      - chrysotileinspire
  - baryteinspire
  - borateinspire
  - calciteinspire
  - chloriteinspire
  - clayinspire
    - brick clayinspire
    - fullers earthinspire
      - bentoniteinspire
      - palygorskiteinspire
    - halloysiteinspire
    - kaolininspire
    - sepioliteinspire
    - white-firing clayinspire
  - corunduminspire
  - cryoliteinspire
  - diamondinspire
  - epsomiteinspire
  - evaporiteinspire
    - anhydriteinspire
    - carnalliteinspire
    - gypsuminspire
    - saltinspire
    - sylviteinspire
  - feldsparinspire
  - fluoriteinspire
  - garnetinspire
  - glauconiteinspire
  - graphiteinspire
  - hematiteinspire
  - ilmeniteinspire
  - jarositeinspire
  - leucoxeneinspire
  - magnesiteinspire
  - magnetiteinspire
  - micainspire
  - molybdeniteinspire
  - monaziteinspire
  - olivineinspire
  - pyriteinspire
  - quartzinspire
  - rutileinspire
  - saponiteinspire
  - sericiteinspire
  - serpentineinspire
  - silicainspire
    - chertinspire
  - spinelinspire
  - stauroliteinspire
  - strontianiteinspire
  - talcinspire
  - thenarditeinspire
  - tremolite-actinoliteinspire
  - vermiculiteinspire
  - wollastoniteinspire
  - zeoliteinspire
  - zirconinspire

TemporalScheme

historic
future
- long term ( 5 < t < 30 years)
- near future ( t < 5 years)
- very long term (t > 30 years)
recent past
present
geological

SpatialScheme

scale
- continental level
  - asia
  - europe
    - eu 15
    - eu 28
    - non-eu 15
    - non-eu 28
  - north america
  - oceania
  - south america
- global level
- local level
  - lau 1
  - lau 2
- national level
  - eu member state
  - non-eu member state
- regional level
  - nuts 1
  - nuts 2
  - nuts 3
- site level
continental vs. marine
- off-shore
- on-shore

ValueSupplyChainScheme

value/supply chain
- down-cycling/disposal
  - mine closure operations
- exploration (value/supply chain)
  - detailed surface exploration (exploration)
  - ore deposit evaluation (exploration)
  - regional reconnaissance (exploration)
  - resource assessment (exploration)
  - subsurface exploration (exploration)
- fabrication
- manufacturing
- metallurgy
- mine development (value/supply chain)
  - type of mining operation (mine development)
  - type of processing
- mining
- packaging
- pre-feasibility & feasibility
  - economic (pre-feasibility & feasibility)
  - social
  - technical (pre-feasibility & feasibility)
- preliminary economic assessment (value/supply chain)
- recycling and material recovery
- reuse, repair, refurbish & remanufacture
- transport (value/supply chain)
- use
- wastes management