WHY IS IT NECESSARY PERFECTING THE SEARCH METHODS BEFORE THINKING ABOUT A SUSTAINABLE CUBAN MINING?
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An axiom of current reality is that a sustainable mining can´t be achieved if it´s not previously invested in an adequate mineral geological researches (MGR). The MGR covers General Researches (GR) and Mineral Exploration (ME). ME covers four stages: 1- Potential assessment (first part of the search), 2- Geological Reconnaissance (second part of the search), 3- Prospecting, and 4- Exploration (Detailed Prospecting). Another axiom is that without an effective search there are no new discoveries and there is no mining future. This transforms it into an essential strategic component, so it must be obligatory to do so and it is also obligatory for all those involved to be guided by its results. After analyzing critically scientific, technical, organizational, legislative and economic documents, it was concluded that in Cuba the Mineral Potential Assessment (MPA) has been excluded from prospective actions. It means that the potential for critical minerals that are known to exist is not adequately known and there is no scientific guide for the Reconnaissance, which is practiced around the known mineral occurrence and eliminates from the very beginning many probabilities of finding new deposits. In addition, the Geological Reconnaissance (GR) methodology is not effective. Numerous examples prove that GR has been made in places of historical mineral potential, and after a long time and a high cost does not discriminate areas for prospecting. Therefore, this must cover a huge area through its very expensive direct work. The study includes proposed solutions according to the national context.
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