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

For these reasons the valuation of a mineral deposit is in each case a special problem.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)