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
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
Under the current law, companies and individuals can gain exclusive rights over public minerals by “staking” a claim, which consists of driving a wooden or metal stake into the ground over a mineral deposit.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
This, as it cools, leaves a mineral deposit, spread out in delicate, thin layers by the soft ripples of the heated flood.
From John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park by John L. (John Lawson) Stoddard
