undiscovered resources

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• Undiscovered resources — (coal)   Unspecified bodies of coal surmised to exist on the basis of broad geologic knowledge and theory. Undiscovered resources include beds of bituminous coal and anthracite 14 inches or more thick and beds of sub bituminous coal and lignite… …   Energy terms

• Cost model for undiscovered resources —   A computerized algorithm that uses the uranium endowment estimated for a given geological area and selected industry economic indexes to develop random variables that describe the undiscovered resources ultimately expected to be discovered in… …   Energy terms

• Undiscovered recoverable reserves — (crude oil and natural gas)   Those economic resources of crude oil and natural gas, yet undiscovered, that are estimated to exist in favorable geologic settings.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• Speculative resources /coal —   Undiscovered coal in beds that may occur either in known types of deposits in a favorable geologic setting where no discoveries have been made, or in deposits that remain to be recognized. Exploration that confirms their existence and better… …   Energy terms

• Natural resources of Africa — Africa has a large quantity of natural resources including oil, diamonds, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver, petroleum, but also woods and tropical fruits. Much of its natural resources are undiscovered or barely harnessed.… …   Wikipedia

• Hypothetical resources — (coal)   Undiscovered coal resources in beds that may reasonably be expected to exist in known mining districts under known geologic conditions. In general, hypothetical resources are in broad areas of coal fields where points of observation are… …   Energy terms

• Recoverable Heavy Oil Resources of the World*, Table — ▪ Table region cumulative reserves undiscovered total production resources heavy oil United States 10.8 17.4 23.6 51.8 Canada 0.4 0.7 4.9 6.0 Mexico 1.2 4.2 1.6 7.0 Venezuela 13.2 136.7 13.0 162.9 Remaining Latin America 0.2 1.6 3.2 5.0 Western… …   Universalium

• Recoverable Oil Resources of the World*, Table — ▪ Table region cumulative reserves undiscovered total oil production resources endowment** North America 202 106 121 429 South America 74 93 44 211 Western Europe 23 19 28 70 Eastern Europe (including Russia) 113 104 64 281 Central Asia and… …   Universalium

• Recoverable Natural Gas Resources of the World*, Table — ▪ Table region cumulative reserves undiscovered total gas production resources endowment United States 22.4 4.6 11.2 38.2 Canada 2.6 2.7 10.3 15.6 Mexico 0.8 2.0 4.4 7.2 South America 1.8 5.5 5.9 13.2 Western Europe 4.1 5.4 5.8 15.3 Russia and… …   Universalium

• Estimated additional resources — (EAR)   The uranium in addition to reasonable assured resources (RAR) that is expected to occur, mostly on the basis of direct geological evidence, in extensions of well explored deposits, little explored deposits, and undiscovered deposits… …   Energy terms

• petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …   Universalium