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 Case Study Publications  

ECE Energy Series 58: Application of UNFC Case Studies 2019  (2019)
A series of case studies on various resource projects, including niobium, oil & gas, rare earth elements, thorium and uranium, from different countries. The case studies serve to demonstrate how UNFC could be applied to assure sustainable resource management.

ECE ENERGY SERIES No. 51: Application of UNFC to Geothermal Energy Resources - Selected Case Studies (2017)
A set of 14 case studies on the applications of United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to geothermal energy from Australia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines and Russian Federation.

ECE ENERGY SERIES No. 46: Application of UNFC to Nuclear Fuel Resources - Selected Case Studies (2015)
Eight case studies that demonstrate the classification of uranium or thorium resources at different scales, with examples in Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Malawi, Niger and the United States, to test the application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC-2009) to Nuclear Fuel Resources.