埋まい蔵ぞう鉱こう量りょう

noun

ore reserves; mineral reserves

Technical term used in mining and resource estimation. Refers to the amount of ore or mineral resources known to exist in a deposit. Compare with 埋蔵量, which is a broader term for reserves.

See also: 埋蔵量

• この鉱こう山ざんの埋まい蔵ぞう鉱こう量りょうはあと十じゅう年ねん分ぶんと推すい定ていされている。

  The ore reserves of this mine are estimated to last another ten years.

• 新あらたな調ちょう査さで埋まい蔵ぞう鉱こう量りょうが上じょう方ほう修しゅう正せいされた。

  The mineral reserves were revised upward after the new survey.