mineral deposit
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The average time between discovering a new copper mineral deposit and getting a permit to build a mine is about 20 years, according to Simon.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Others used the recent neologism “renkuang,” which combines the characters for human and for a mine or mineral deposit, to voice displeasure at being treated like a raw resource exploited for economic ends.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023
They liken their work to a game of Battleship — each hole drilled allows them to better map out where a massive and long-hidden mineral deposit is lurking below.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
NASA's Curiosity rover captured an image of this mineral deposit, which is just two-fifths of an inch wide.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2022
In a large, well-developed mineral deposit, with the geological factors all well known and the demand and market well established, it is reasonable to use a lower rate of interest.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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