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Uncertainty and Risk Analysis in Mineral Resources Products by Task

Task 1: Sensitivity analysis of the sources of uncertainty and risk

• 1.5-day presentation on quantitative mineral resource assessment in Beijing Institute of Mineral Resource of China of Chinese Academy of Geological Science
• Talk at the American Academy of Science and Technology, Talca Campus, Santiago, Chile—Advances in the quantitative evaluation of mineral resources 9 April (at request of American Embassy, Santiago)
• Talk at the Mining Engineering Department, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile—Quantitative mineral resource assessments
  
• Singer, D.A., 2007, Quantitative mineral assessments in America for Mineral modeling and assessment course for developing countries with 75 students, by Institute of Mineral Resource of China, Beijing, China
• Menzie, W.D., Singer, D.A., and DeYoung, Jr., J.D., 2005, Physical resource limitations, in Simpson, David, Toman, M.A., and Ayres, R.U. eds., Scarcity and growth revisited—Natural resources and the environment in the new millennium: Resources for the Future Press, Washington, DC, p. 33–53.
• Mosier, D.L., Singer, D.A., and Berger, V.I., 2007, Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit density; U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5082, 21 p.
• Singer, D.A., 2005, Scientific basis for three-part quantitative mineral resource assessments: Abstract in Proceedings of Argentine Geological Congress, XVI-La Plata, 20-23 Sept., 2005, CD, 1p.
• Singer, D.A., 2008, Mineral deposit densities for estimating mineral resources: Mathematical Geosciences, v. 40, no. 1, p. 33–46.
• Singer, D.A., 2008, Short course introduction to quantitative mineral resource assessments: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1434
• Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Menzie, W.D., and Berger, B.B., 2005, Porphyry copper density: Economic Geology, v. 100, no. 3, p. 491-514.
• Singer, D.A., and Kouda, Ryoichi, 2008, Probabilistic estimates of number of mineral deposits using deposit densities; Abstract CD-ROM, 33rd International Geologic Congress, Oslo, 6-14 August 2008, Norway, 1 p.
• Singer, D.A., and Menzie, W. D., 2008, Map scale effects on estimating the number of undiscovered mineral deposits: Natural Resources Research, v. 17, no. 2, p. 79–86 (also in Graeme Bonham-Carter and Qiuming Cheng, eds, Progress in Geomathematics: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, p. 271–283.)
• Singer, D.A., and Menzie, W.D., 2005, Statistical guides to estimating the number of undiscovered mineral deposits: an example with porphyry copper deposits, in Cheng, Qiuming and Bonham-Carter, Graeme, eds., Proceedings of IAMG—The annual conference of the International Assoc. for Mathematical Geology: Geomatics Research Laboratory, York University, Toronto, Canada, p. 1028-1033.
• Singer, D.A., in press, Scientific basis for three-part quantitative mineral resource assessments: XVI Argentine Geological Congress, La Plata, 20-23 Sept., 2005, 1p.

Task 3: Risk reduction methods in assessments and exploration

• Berger, B.R., 2006, In the "wake" of migrated extension: The timing of ore formation in actively evolving strike-slip fault systems: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, no. 7, p. 372.
• Berger, B.R., 2007, The 3-D fault and vein architecture of strike-slip releasing and restraining bends: Evidence from volcanic-center-related mineral deposits, in Mann, P., and Cunningham, D., eds., Tectonics of Strike-Slip Restraining and Releasing Bends: Geological Society of London Special Publication, publication date October 2007.
• Berger, B.R., Anderson, R.E., Phillips, J.D., and Tingley, J.V., 2005, Plate-boundary transverse deformation zones and their structural roles in localizing mineralization in the Virginia City, Goldfield, and Silver Star mining districts, Nevada, in Rhoden, H.N., Steininger, R.C., and Vikre, P.G., eds., Geological Society of Nevada Symposium 2005: Window to the World, Reno, Nevada, May 2005, p. 269-281.
• Berger, B.R., Phillips, J.D., and Anderson, R.E., 2004, Tectonicboundary transverse deformation zones and their diverse structural roles in localizing Tertiary epizonal ore deposits, western Great Basin: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5, p. 354.
• Blakely, R.J., John, D.A., Box, S.E., Berger, B.R., Fleck, R.J., Ashley, R.P., Newport, G.R., and Heinemeyer, G.R., 2007, Crustal controls on magmatichydrothermal systems: A geophysical comparison of White River, Washington, with Goldfield, Nevada: Geosphere, v. 3, p. 91-107.
• Drew, L.J., and Singer, D.A., 2005, Identifying the appropriate porphyry copper-deposit grade-tonnage model for a large-scale mineral resource assessment in South East Asia, in Cheng, Qiuming and Bonham-Carter, Graeme, eds., Proceedings of IAMG—The annual conference of the International Assoc. for Mathematical Geology: Geomatics Research Laboratory, York University, Toronto, Canada, p. 1034-1039.
• Singer, D.A., 2006, Typing mineral deposits using their associated rocks and grades and tonnages in a probabilistic neural network: Mathematical Geology, v. 38, no. 4, p. 465-475.

Task 4: Highly extended terranes

• Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, no. 6, p. 227.
• Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, no. 1, p. 84
• Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v.40, no. 1, p. 95
• Berger, B.R., and Anderson, R.E., 2007, Reinterpretation of the structural setting and relative age of silver/barite mineralization at the Waterman mine north of Barstow, California, Geological Society of America
• Wood, A.W., Bernknopf, Richard, Labiosa, W.B., Rytuba, James, Singer, D.A., Kapla, Robb, and Champion, Richard, 2004, Incorporating uncertainty into mercury offset decisions with a probabilistic network for national pollutant discharge elimination system permit holders: an interim report: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1408, 76 p.

Task 5: Mineral deposit model updates

• Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, no. 6, p. 537
• Schmidt, J.M., Light, T.D., Drew, L.J., Wilson, F.H., Miller, M.L., and Saltus, R.W., 2007, Undiscovered locatable mineral resources in the Bay Resource Management Plan Area, Alaska: A probabilistic assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5039, 50 p.
• Cox, D.P. and Singer, D.A, 2007, Descriptive and grade-tonnage models and database for iron oxide Cu-Au deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1155
• Drew, L.J., 2006, A Tectonic Model for the Spatial Occurrence of Porphyry Copper and Polymetallic Vein Deposits–Application to Central Europe: U.S. Geological Survey SIR 2005 - 5272
• Drew, L.J., and Singer, D.A., 2005, Identifying the appropriate porphyrycopper-deposit grade-tonnage model for a large-scale mineral resource assessment in South East Asia: International Assoc. for Mathematical Geology Annual Conference, Abstracts, Aug. 21-26, 2005, Toronto, Canada
• Report, Delivered: Mosier, D.L., Singer, D.A., and Berger, V.I., 2007, Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit density; U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5082, 21 p.
• Report, Delivered: Singer, D.A., 2006, Typing mineral deposits using their associated rocks and grades and tonnages in a probabilistic neural network: Mathematical Geology, v. 38, no. 4, p. 465-475.
• Report, Delivered: Singer, D.A., 2007, Estimating amounts of undiscovered mineral resources, in Briskey, J.A., and Schulz, K.J., eds., Proceedings for a Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resources Assessment, and Their Role in Sustainable Development, 31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 18-19, 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1294, p. 79–84.
• Report, Delivered: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models; U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2005-1060,
• Report, Delivered: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., 2008, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2008–1155,
• Report, Delivered: Singer, D.A., and Berger, Vladimir, 2007, Deposit models and their application in mineral resource assessments, in Briskey, J.A., and Schulz, K.J., eds., Proceedings for a Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resources Assessment, and Their Role in Sustainable Development, 31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 18-19, 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1294, p. 71–78.
  

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