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Mineral deposit areas
Areas where masses of naturally occurring mineral material are found, e.g. metal ores or nonmetallic minerals. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
This category is also used for coal fields, coalfields, lodes (mineral), petroleum basins, placers, and salt deposit areas.
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An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases [New Window]
A compendium of references to previously published databases and database records that describe PGE, nickel, and chromium deposits and occurrences. These data show where to obtain more detailed information about each deposit or occurrence.
Digital Files for Northeast Asia Geodynamics, Mineral Deposit Location, and Metallogenic Belt Maps, Stratigraphic Columns, Descriptions of Map Units, and Descriptions of Metallogenic Belts [New Window]
Extensive description of mineral deposits across a wide swath of the world, includes deposit models, characteristics of individual deposits, and maps
Geology and mineral deposits of the Keweenaw Peninsula and vicinity, Michigan [New Window]
Geospatial data and tabular data on the geology, structure, mines and mineral deposits, including lithology, age, tectonic setting, and stratigraphy.
PDF Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Africa and the Middle East [New Window]
Delineated areas of the world that are geologically permissive for the occurrence of undiscovered selected nonfuel mineral resources together with estimates of the quantity and quality of the resources
Lithochronologic units and mineral deposits of the Appalachian Orogen from Maine to Alabama [New Window]
Geologic age, lithology, faults, and mineral deposit information (major deposits and those smaller deposits thought to be representative of the metallogenic character of the area).
Map showing areas with potential for talc deposits in the Gravelly, Greenhorn, and Ruby ranges and the Henrys Lake Mountains of southwestern Montana [New Window]
Geologic data supporting mineral resource assessment
Quantitative mineral resource assessment of copper, molybdenum, gold, and silver in undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in the Andes Mountains of South America [New Window]
Regional tracts of land where the geology is permissive for the occurrence of undiscovered porphyry copper deposits, with probabilistic estimates of undiscovered resources, along with tables of discovered deposits and prospects.
1998 Assessment of undiscovered deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States [New Window]
Estimates of the tonnages and amounts of contained metal in undiscovered deposits, mineral deposit types.
A Microsoft Windows version of the MARK3 Monte-Carlo mineral resource simulator [New Window]
Software for mineral resource assessments
Data base for undiscovered deposits of base and precious metals [New Window]
Probabilistic estimates of the amounts of undiscovered gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in conventional types of mineral deposits in the United States.
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