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MINERAL ORE DEPOSIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Metals Mining
DEF

A deposit containing minerals of economic value in such amount that they can be profitably exploited.

OBS

A general term applied to rocks containing minerals of economic value in such amount that they can be profitably exploited. Also applied to deposits which, though they may not be immediately capable of profitable exploitation, may yet become so by a change in the economic circumstances that control their value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Concentration locale exceptionnelle de substances minérales utiles.

CONT

Un «gisement» de minerai est [...] une concentration locale exceptionnelle de substances qui sont ailleurs diffuses, dans l'écorce terrestre, à faible teneur.

Spanish

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