Mining geothermal resources in the Salton Sea KGRA: products and values
Exploration for and production of geothermal resources closely parallels mining ventures. The winning of energy from geothermal resources is mining steam, or in other cases mining the resource to upgrade secondary (binary) fluid streams. The techniques and expertise of those familiar with mining, the turning of a resource to a reserve for beneficial use, are necessary to enable production from which the benefits of geothermal resources may be realized. There is no better identified resource illustrating these observations than the high temperature and highly mineralized Salton Sea KGRA in the Imperial Valley of California. A review of the development history of this resource together with the successes and failures evident today reveals a lack of cooperation among the industrial segments necessary for its successful development.
- Research Organization:
- Vortec, Inc., Woodside, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 6405792
- Journal Information:
- Bull., Geotherm. Resour. Counc. (Davis, Calif.); (United States), Vol. 13:11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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