### Question
What does byproduct mean?


### Answer
**Byproduct** has the following meaning in *30 U.S.C. § 1102*:

> any mineral or minerals which are found in solution or in association with geothermal resources and which have a value of less than 75 percent of the value of the geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources or are not, because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties in extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant extraction and production by themselves

#### Citation:
  - *30 U.S.C. § 1102*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 24-GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION**

