Ore Deposits
Detailed lecture notes from David Jessey's course at Cal State Pomona. Topics include morphology, ore textures, geothermometry, theories of genesis, ore deposit classification, and various specific types of deposits.
Reed Laboratories
Assayer services for gold, silver, and other metals, primarily for mineral prospecting and exploration.
Cu-Ni-Co Deposit at Voisey's Bay, Labrador
About an example of a massive sulphide ore deposit.
Tantalite Project in Namibia and South Africa
Geological report on a pegmatite ore body situated in Namibia and South Africa including information on tantalum, niobium, beryl, lithium, and other resources.
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia : Mineral Exploration Primer Introduction
Covers types of metallic ore deposits, exploration methods, sampling and assaying, and methods of mining.
Metalliferous Environments of Nova Scotia - Base Metals
Paper by James M. Patterson (1993) describes the geologic occurrence and extraction history of metallic ore deposits in Nova Scotia, Canada. These include volcanogenic, carbonate-hosted, and sandstone-hosted deposits plus deposits associated with granite intrusions.
Current World Mining and Development Projects
Information on metallic and nonmetallic mining projects around the world, from exploration to recovery and processing. Featured projects include Bingham Canyon, Carlin Trend, Minera Yanacocha and Robinson.
NATI Research Ltd.
About mineralogy of noble metals and highly sensitive techniques for measuring mineralogy of noble metals: metrological maintenance, "ppm-mineralogy" techniques, platinum group minerals and gold in rocks, ores, benefaction products and waste tailings.
Skarns and Skarn Deposits
Skarns are a rich source of metallic ores. This web site is an attempt to coordinate research and interest in skarns.
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