mineral deposit
C40428
concept
A mineral deposit is a naturally occurring concentration of minerals in the Earth's crust that is sufficiently rich and large enough to have potential economic value for extraction.
Observed surface forms (16)
- porphyry copper deposit ×3
- ore deposit ×2
- rock salt deposit ×2
- AggregateOfMinerals ×1
- copper ore deposit ×1
- diamond-bearing geological formation ×1
- evaporite deposit ×1
- gold ore deposit ×1
- gold-bearing alluvial deposit ×1
- iron ore deposit ×1
- manganese ore deposit ×1
- mineral deposit model ×1
- oil sands deposit ×1
- ore deposit type ×1
- skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposit ×1
- volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit ×1
Instances (19)
- Ridgeway gold deposit
- Barite Hill gold deposit
- Oltu stone deposits
- Athabasca oil sands via concept surface "oil sands deposit"
- Big Bonanza ore body via concept surface "ore deposit"
- Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district via concept surface "ore deposit type"
- Eureka Lead via concept surface "gold-bearing alluvial deposit"
- Stones via concept surface "AggregateOfMinerals"
- Warcha Salt Mine via concept surface "rock salt deposit"
- Bahadur Khel Salt Mine via concept surface "rock salt deposit"
- Nikopol manganese basin via concept surface "manganese ore deposit"
- Antamina copper-zinc deposit via concept surface "skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposit"
- Cerro Verde copper deposit via concept surface "porphyry copper deposit"
- Toquepala copper deposit via concept surface "porphyry copper deposit"
- Cuajone copper deposit via concept surface "porphyry copper deposit"
- Kimberley kimberlite fields via concept surface "diamond-bearing geological formation"
- Hutchinson Salt Member deposits via concept surface "evaporite deposit"
- Golden Mile via concept surface "gold ore deposit"
- Mount Whaleback via concept surface "iron ore deposit"