Mine Status
This file contains the CGI Mine Status vocabulary, as defined by the IUGS Commission for Geoscience Information (CGI) Geoscience Terminology Working Group. The vocabulary defines the operating status of a mine at a specified date, or if no date is specified, the current opertaing status. By extension, this vocabulary includes all concepts in this conceptScheme, as well as concepts in any previous versions of the scheme.
This file contains the 2016 SKOS-RDF version of the CGI Mine Status vocabulary. Compilation and review in Google doc spreadsheet; adopted 2013-06 in St. Petersburg, Russia; converted to MS Excel XML for SKOS generation using SKOS_for_GA_from_XLS_2016.03.xslt
2013-11-29 SMR Original conversion to SKOS.
2015-01-08 OLR Edits to fix typos and remove '201403' from rdf file name.
2016-11-29 OLR Regenerate SKOS-RDF file as part of migration to new vocabulary server. No change to previous concepts definitions.
2016-11-29
CGI Geoscience Terminology Working Group
A mine can be closed for several reasons, e.g. technical, economical or technico-economical. For example, it may be re-opened if the price of the exploited commodity increases.
closed
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A mine is abandoned - one reason or another
abandoned
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A mine is under care and maintenance
care and maintenance
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A mine can be kept unexploited until the price of contained commodity(ies) makes it economical.
retention
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An 'old' mine which has been exploited before 1900, e.g. during Roman times, the Middle Ages, etc.
historic
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A mine is operating continuously
operating continuously
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A mine is operating intermittently
operating intermittently
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A mine is operating
operating
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A mine has been operating and then closed or suspended
not operating
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A mine is under development - e.g feasibilty
under development
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A mine is under construction after obtaining licenses/permits
construction
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Waiting for the exploitation authorization, generally given by a State Mining Engineering Department.
pending approval
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Technical economic study aimed at assessing the possibility to launching a mine venture.
feasibility
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Dictionnaire thématique des mines et carrières, SIM Editor.
Mine Status - All Concepts