Authors / CoAuthors
Walsh, S.D.C.
Abstract
Bluecap is an open-source python software library developed through a collaboration between Monash University and Geoscience Australia. The software enables geospatial economic simulation of Australian resource projects. The simulator's goal is to highlight regions of high potential value in the early planning/exploration phase. Bluecap is designed to assist companies in focusing their efforts on regions more likely to generate commercially-viable projects. It was initially developed for the purpose of supporting mineral exploration, and has recently been expanded to include the capability to model hydrogen production. The simulator is a pre-scoping tool that uses coarse-level empirical models to compare project prospects across large areas. Due to its broad scale, Bluecap lacks the detailed information necessary for full feasibility studies, and as such, it should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions. The Bluecap software underpins Geoscience Australia's Hydrogen Economic Fairways Tool (HEFT) and Economic Fairways Mapper. If you use Bluecap for a publication, please cite the following: Walsh, S.D.C., Northey, S.A., Huston, D., Yellishetty, M. and Czarnota, K. (2020) Bluecap: A Geospatial Model to Assess Regional Economic-Viability for Mineral Resource Development, Resources Policy. Geoscience Australia eCat number: 132645
Product Type
software
eCat Id
145624
Contact for the resource
Point of contact
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
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- Contact instructions
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Digital Object Identifier
Keywords
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- Exploring for the Future
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- EFTF
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- Integrated economic assessment
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- Numerical cost modelling
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- Mineral resources
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- Critical minerals
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- Hydrogen
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- Economic fairways
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- EARTH SCIENCES
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- Published_External
Publication Date
2020-06-01T00:00:00
Creation Date
2018-01-01T00:00:00
Security Constraints
Status
onGoing
Purpose
Geospatial economic simulation of Australian resource projects.
Maintenance Information
asNeeded
Topic Category
geoscientificInformation economy society transportation
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Parent Information
Extents
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Reference System
Spatial Resolution
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Associations
Association Type - dependency
Bluecap: A geospatial model to assess regional economic-viability for mineral resource development
Peer-reviewed journal article on the development of Bluecap - 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101598
Association Type - crossReference
The official Github repository for the Bluecap release branch. -
Association Type - dependency
Economic Fairways Assessments across Northern Australia
eCat Identifier - 133681,
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