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The Causes and Factors in the Genesis of Bonanza Ore Bodies in the Bakhmut Zone of the Pioneer Stockwork Gold Deposit (Amur Region)
AbstractWhen studying an ore shoot in the Bakhmut ore zone of the Pioneer mesothermal stockwork gold deposit (Amur Region, Russia) of...
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Silicate, Fe-Oxide, and Au–Cu–Ag Microspherules in Ores and Pyroclastic Rocks of the Kostenga Iron Deposit, in the Far East of Russia
AbstractNumerous silicate, Fe-oxide, and Cu–Au–Ag microspherules are found in Fe ores and pyroclastic rocks of the Kostenga deposit, Lesser Khingan...
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Materials Recovery and Recycling
Materials play a key role in the transition of our society which is often discarded at the end of life. Globally about 19% is recovered through...
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Crustal magmatic controls on the formation of porphyry copper deposits
Porphyry deposits are large, low-grade metal ore bodies that are formed from hydrothermal fluids derived from an underlying magma reservoir. They are...
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The Paleozoic Huoshenmiao iron skarn deposit in the Tongbai area of North Qinling Orogen, China: Insights from garnet U-Pb dating and geological constraints
The Qinling Orogen is a composite orogenic belt that can be subdivided into the North and South Qinling, broadly separated by the Shangdan suture...
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Comparative Assessment of Leaching Tests According to Lixiviation and Geochemical Behavior of Potentially Toxic Elements from Abandoned Mining Wastes
The release of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from abandoned mining waste (AMW) is generally assessed with leaching tests. The United States,...
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Trace element distribution and geochemical zonation in the world-class Nowa Sól sediment-hosted Cu-Ag deposit, SW Poland
More than 200 samples from sediment-hosted Lower Zechstein Cu-Ag series of the newly discovered Nowa Sól deposit (SW Poland) were studied in order to...
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A History of a Ruling Paradigm in the Earth and Planetary Sciences That Guided Research for Three Decades: The Giant Impact Model for the Origin of the Moon and the Earth-Moon System
The giant impact model (GIM) which features a mars-mass planetoid impacting on an earth-like planet and the Moon forming from the debris of the...
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Formation of magnetite-(apatite) systems by crystallizing ultrabasic iron-rich melts and slag separation
Magnetite-(apatite) ore deposits are interpreted as being formed by the crystallization of iron-rich ultrabasic melts, dominantly generated by the...
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Forms of Gold and Some Typomorphic Characteristics of Native Gold of the Pavlik Orogenic Deposit (Magadan Oblast)
Abstract —The ratios of vein and ore minerals bearing native gold, the shape and size native gold particles, their surface features, variations in...
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The (Thermodynamic) Value of Scarcity
For millions of years, nature has formed and concentrated minerals in the deposits we know today. Such deposits represent the natural stock or cradle...
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Occurrence and Mobility of Gold in Old Milltailings
The particle size distribution and the material constitution of samples taken from old milltailings of sulfide and oxidized ore are studied. It is...
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Introduction
The consumption of primary raw materials has increased ever faster in recent decades, not least due to rapid economic growth in countries such as...
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How to Prevent Flow Failures in Tailings Dams
Based on research carried out at 67 tailings dams in Spain: (1) tailings dams contain alternating sedimentary layers with contractive and dilative...
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Interactions of Clay and Clay Minerals with the Human Health
This chapter is initiated with the record and discussion of the diverse uses of healing clay, both for internal applications involving geophagy and...
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Experiments on phosphate–silicate liquid immiscibility with potential links to iron oxide apatite and nelsonite deposits
The formation of phosphorus–iron oxide (P–Fe) immiscible melts and their possible connection to the genesis of Kiruna-type and Nelsonite deposits was...
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Guidance for the Integrated Use of Hydrological, Geochemical, and Isotopic Tools in Mining Operations
This paper summarizes international state-of-the-art applications and opportunities for employing and deploying hydrological, geochemical, and...
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The Effect of Particle Size on Mine Waste Sulfide Oxidation Rates and Conceptual Treatment Costs
Acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) oxidation reaction rates were determined using oxygen consumption rates in a high sulfur overburden rock from...
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Iron Isotopes and Trace Element Compositions of Magnetite from the Submarine Volcanic-Hosted Iron Deposits in East Tianshan, NW China: New Insights into the Mineralization Processes
The Aqishan-Yamansu metallogenic belt (AYMB) in East Tianshan hosts abundant submarine volcanic-hosted iron deposits. Although there is agreement...
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Formation of the Mantoverde iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposit, Chile: insights from Fe and O stable isotopes and comparisons with iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits
The Mantoverde iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposit, Chile, contains hundreds of millions of tonnes (Mt) of mineable iron oxide and copper sulfide...
