Valero, Alicia; Valero, Antonio; Arauzo, Inmaculada - In: Energy 33 (2008) 2, pp. 107-115
A mineral deposit is a natural resource whose exergy can be calculated from a defined reference environment (RE). This RE can be compared to a thermodynamically dead planet, where all materials have reacted, dispersed and mixed. Like any substance, a mine is characterized by its quantity,...