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245 relations: Aerial survey, Aerospace, Albite, Allanite, Alloy, Aluminium, Aluminium hydroxide oxide, Ammunition, Anglo-Saxons, Anorthosite, Antimony, Argentite, Arsenic, Azurite, Çatalhöyük, Banded iron formation, Baryte, Bastnäsite, Bauxite, Beryl, Beryllium, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Braunite, Bronze, Bronze Age, Bushveld Igneous Complex, Caesium, Calcite, Carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits, Carbonatite, Carnotite, Carrollite, Cassiterite, Catalysis, Cement, Cemented carbide, Ceramic, Cerium, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chemical formula, Chromite, Chromium, Cinnabar, Cobalt, Cobaltite, Columbite, ... Expand index (195 more) »
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Aerial survey
Aerial survey is a method of collecting geomatics or other imagery by using airplanes, helicopters, UAVs, balloons or other aerial methods.
Aerospace
Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space.
Albite
Albite is a plagioclase feldspar mineral.
See Ore and Albite
Allanite
Allanite (also called orthite) is a sorosilicate group of minerals within the broader epidote group that contain a significant amount of rare-earth elements.
See Ore and Allanite
Alloy
An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although it is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are described.
See Ore and Alloy
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Aluminium hydroxide oxide
Aluminium hydroxide oxide or aluminium oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH) is found as one of two well defined crystalline phases, which are also known as the minerals boehmite and diaspore.
See Ore and Aluminium hydroxide oxide
Ammunition
Ammunition is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system.
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
Anorthosite
Anorthosite is a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by its composition: mostly plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), with a minimal mafic component (0–10%).
Antimony
Antimony is a chemical element; it has symbol Sb and atomic number 51.
See Ore and Antimony
Argentite
In mineralogy, argentite is cubic silver sulfide (Ag2S), which can only exist at temperatures above,, or.
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and the atomic number 33.
See Ore and Arsenic
Azurite
Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits.
See Ore and Azurite
Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk;; also Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük; from Turkish çatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell (a mounded accretion due to long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BC to 6400 BC and flourished around 7000 BC.
Banded iron formation
Banded iron formations (BIFs; also called banded ironstone formations) are distinctive units of sedimentary rock consisting of alternating layers of iron oxides and iron-poor chert. Ore and banded iron formation are economic geology.
See Ore and Banded iron formation
Baryte
Baryte, barite or barytes is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (BaSO4).
See Ore and Baryte
Bastnäsite
The mineral bastnäsite (or bastnaesite) is one of a family of three carbonate-fluoride minerals, which includes bastnäsite-(Ce) with a formula of (Ce, La)CO3F, bastnäsite-(La) with a formula of (La, Ce)CO3F, and bastnäsite-(Y) with a formula of (Y, Ce)CO3F.
Bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content.
See Ore and Bauxite
Beryl
Beryl is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18.
See Ore and Beryl
Beryllium
Beryllium is a chemical element; it has symbol Be and atomic number 4.
Bismuth
Bismuth is a chemical element; it has symbol Bi and atomic number 83.
See Ore and Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismuthinite is a mineral consisting of bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3).
Bornite
Bornite, also known as peacock ore, is a sulfide mineral with chemical composition that crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (pseudo-cubic).
See Ore and Bornite
Braunite
Braunite is a silicate mineral containing both di- and tri-valent manganese with the chemical formula: Mn2+Mn3+6.
See Ore and Braunite
Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids, such as arsenic or silicon.
See Ore and Bronze
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Bushveld Igneous Complex
The Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) is the largest layered igneous intrusion within the Earth's crust. Ore and Bushveld Igneous Complex are economic geology.
See Ore and Bushveld Igneous Complex
Caesium
Caesium (IUPAC spelling; cesium in American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Cs and atomic number 55.
See Ore and Caesium
Calcite
Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
See Ore and Calcite
Carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits
Carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits are important and highly valuable concentrations of lead and zinc sulfide ores hosted within carbonate (limestone, marl, dolomite) formations and which share a common genetic origin. Ore and carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits are economic geology.
See Ore and Carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits
Carbonatite
Carbonatite is a type of intrusive or extrusive igneous rock defined by mineralogic composition consisting of greater than 50% carbonate minerals.
Carnotite
Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate radioactive mineral with chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O.
Carrollite
Carrollite, CuCo2S4, is a sulfide of copper and cobalt, often with substantial substitution of nickel for the metal ions, and a member of the linnaeite group.
Cassiterite
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2.
Catalysis
Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.
Cement
A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
See Ore and Cement
Cemented carbide
Cemented carbides are a class of hard materials used extensively for cutting tools, as well as in other industrial applications.
Ceramic
A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature.
See Ore and Ceramic
Cerium
Cerium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ce and atomic number 58.
See Ore and Cerium
Cerussite
Cerussite (also known as lead carbonate or white lead ore) is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate (PbCO3), and is an important ore of lead.
Chalcocite
Chalcocite, copper(I) sulfide (Cu2S), is an important copper ore mineral.
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral.
Chemical formula
A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs.
Chromite
Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron(II) oxide and chromium(III) oxide compounds.
See Ore and Chromite
Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cr and atomic number 24.
See Ore and Chromium
Cinnabar
Cinnabar, or cinnabarite, also known as mercurblende is the bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury(II) sulfide (HgS).
See Ore and Cinnabar
Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.
See Ore and Cobalt
Cobaltite
Cobaltite is a sulfide mineral composed of cobalt, arsenic, and sulfur, CoAsS.
Columbite
Columbite, also called niobite, niobite-tantalite and columbate, with a general chemical formula of, is a black mineral group that is an ore of niobium.
Concretion
A concretion is a hard, compact mass formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock or soil.
Construction
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science of forming objects, systems, or organizations.
Convergent boundary
A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
See Ore and Convergent boundary
Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
See Ore and Copper
Corrosion
Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.
Covellite
Covellite (also known as covelline) is a rare copper sulfide mineral with the formula CuS.
Cuprite
Cuprite is an oxide mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O, and is a minor ore of copper.
See Ore and Cuprite
Dentistry
Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth.
Diagenesis
Diagenesis is the process that describes physical and chemical changes in sediments first caused by water-rock interactions, microbial activity, and compaction after their deposition.
Diamond
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Ore and diamond are economic geology.
See Ore and Diamond
Dysprosium
Dysprosium is a chemical element; it has symbol Dy and atomic number 66.
Earth's crust
Earth's crust is its thick outer shell of rock, referring to less than one percent of the planet's radius and volume.
Economic geology
Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and industrial purposes.
Electronics
Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles.
Electroplating
Electroplating, also known as electrochemical deposition or electrodeposition, is a process for producing a metal coating on a solid substrate through the reduction of cations of that metal by means of a direct electric current.
Epithermal vein deposit
The epithermal vein deposit (EVP) is a type of mineral deposit that forms in the shallow subsurface, typically at depths of less than 1,500 meters below the Earth's surface. Ore and epithermal vein deposit are mining.
See Ore and Epithermal vein deposit
Erbium
Erbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Er and atomic number 68.
See Ore and Erbium
Eudialyte
Eudialyte, whose name derives from the Greek phrase,, meaning "well decomposable", is a somewhat rare, nine-member-ring cyclosilicate mineral, which forms in alkaline igneous rocks, such as nepheline syenites.
Europium
Europium is a chemical element; it has symbol Eu and atomic number 63.
See Ore and Europium
Evaporite
An evaporite is a water-soluble sedimentary mineral deposit that results from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution.
Exploration diamond drilling
Exploration diamond drilling is used in the mining industry to probe the contents of known ore deposits and potential sites. Ore and Exploration diamond drilling are economic geology.
See Ore and Exploration diamond drilling
Extractive metallurgy
Extractive metallurgy is a branch of metallurgical engineering wherein process and methods of extraction of metals from their natural mineral deposits are studied.
See Ore and Extractive metallurgy
Feasibility study
A feasibility study is an assessment of the practicality of a project or system.
Feldspar
Feldspar (sometimes spelled felspar) is a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, also containing other cations such as sodium, calcium, potassium, or barium.
See Ore and Feldspar
Fertilizer
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
Flame retardant
The term flame retardant subsumes a diverse group of chemicals that are added to manufactured materials, such as plastics and textiles, and surface finishes and coatings.
Flood basalt
A flood basalt (or plateau basalt) is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that covers large stretches of land or the ocean floor with basalt lava.
Fluorite
Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2.
See Ore and Fluorite
Froth flotation
Froth flotation is a process for selectively separating hydrophobic materials from hydrophilic.
Gadolinium
Gadolinium is a chemical element; it has symbol Gd and atomic number 64.
Galena
Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS).
See Ore and Galena
Gangue
In mining, gangue is the commercially worthless material that surrounds, or is closely mixed with, a wanted mineral in an ore deposit.
See Ore and Gangue
Garnet
Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.
See Ore and Garnet
Garnierite
Garnierite is a general name for a green nickel ore which is found in pockets and veins within weathered and serpentinized ultramafic rocks.
Geology
Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
See Ore and Geology
Geophysical survey
Geophysical survey is the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies.
See Ore and Geophysical survey
Gibbsite
Gibbsite, Al(OH)3, is one of the mineral forms of aluminium hydroxide.
See Ore and Gibbsite
Goethite
Goethite is a mineral of the diaspore group, consisting of iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, specifically the α-polymorph.
See Ore and Goethite
Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
See Ore and Gold
Goldschmidt classification
The Goldschmidt classification, developed by Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), is a geochemical classification which groups the chemical elements within the Earth according to their preferred host phases into lithophile (rock-loving), siderophile (iron-loving), chalcophile (sulfide ore-loving or chalcogen-loving), and atmophile (gas-loving) or volatile (the element, or a compound in which it occurs, is liquid or gaseous at ambient surface conditions).
See Ore and Goldschmidt classification
Graphite
Graphite is a crystalline form of the element carbon.
See Ore and Graphite
Greisen
Greisen is a highly altered granitic rock or pegmatite, usually composed predominantly of quartz and micas (mostly muscovite). Ore and Greisen are economic geology.
See Ore and Greisen
Gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula.
See Ore and Gypsum
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Hematite
Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is a common iron oxide compound with the formula, Fe2O3 and is widely found in rocks and soils.
See Ore and Hematite
Holmium
Holmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ho and atomic number 67.
See Ore and Holmium
Hydrothermal mineral deposit
Hydrothermal mineral deposits are accumulations of valuable minerals which formed from hot waters circulating in Earth's crust through fractures.
See Ore and Hydrothermal mineral deposit
Hydroxide
Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−.
Igneous rock
Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.
Ilmenite
Ilmenite is a titanium-iron oxide mineral with the idealized formula.
See Ore and Ilmenite
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
See Ore and Iron
Jewellery
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.
Kambalda type komatiitic nickel ore deposits
Kambalda type komatiitic nickel ore deposits are a class of magmatic iron-nickel-copper-platinum-group element ore deposit in which the physical processes of komatiite volcanology serve to deposit, concentrate and enrich a Fe-Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide melt within the lava flow environment of an erupting komatiite volcano.
See Ore and Kambalda type komatiitic nickel ore deposits
Kimberlite
Kimberlite, an igneous rock and a rare variant of peridotite, is most commonly known to be the main host matrix for diamonds. Ore and Kimberlite are economic geology.
Komatiite
Komatiite is a type of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rock defined as having crystallised from a lava of at least 18 wt% magnesium oxide (MgO).
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds.
Land rehabilitation
Land rehabilitation as a part of environmental remediation is the process of returning the land in a given area to some degree of its former state, after some process (industry, natural disasters, etc.) has resulted in its damage. Ore and land rehabilitation are economic geology.
See Ore and Land rehabilitation
Lanthanum
Lanthanum is a chemical element; it has symbol La and atomic number 57.
Laterite
Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas.
See Ore and Laterite
Lead
Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.
See Ore and Lead
Lepidolite
Lepidolite is a lilac-gray or rose-colored member of the mica group of minerals with chemical formula.
Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
Limonite
Limonite is an iron ore consisting of a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides in varying composition.
See Ore and Limonite
Linnaeite
Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co+2Co+32S4.
List of copper ores
Following is a list of minerals that serve as copper ores in the copper mining process:Samans, Carl H. Engineering Metals and their Alloys MacMillan 1949.
See Ore and List of copper ores
Lithium
Lithium is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3.
See Ore and Lithium
London Metal Exchange
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is a futures and forwards exchange in London, United Kingdom with the world's largest market in standardised forward contracts, futures contracts and options on base metals.
See Ore and London Metal Exchange
Lubricant
A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move.
Lutetium
Lutetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Lu and atomic number 71.
See Ore and Lutetium
Mafic
A mafic mineral or rock is a silicate mineral or igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron.
See Ore and Mafic
Magnet
A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field.
See Ore and Magnet
Magnetite
Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula.
Malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2.
Manganese
Manganese is a chemical element; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25.
Manganese nodule
Polymetallic nodules, also called manganese nodules, are mineral concretions on the sea bottom formed of concentric layers of iron and manganese hydroxides around a core.
Manganite
Manganite is a mineral composed of manganese oxide-hydroxide, MnO(OH), crystallizing in the monoclinic system (pseudo-orthorhombic).
Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
Metal
A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.
See Ore and Metal
Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism.
Metamorphism
Metamorphism is the transformation of existing rock (the protolith) to rock with a different mineral composition or texture.
Metasomatism
Metasomatism (from the Greek μετά metá "change" and σῶμα sôma "body") is the chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids.
Microelectronics
Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics.
Mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
See Ore and Mineral
Mineral processing
Mineral processing is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores in the field of extractive metallurgy. Ore and mineral processing are mining.
See Ore and Mineral processing
Mineral resource classification
There are several classification systems for the economic evaluation of mineral deposits worldwide. Ore and mineral resource classification are economic geology.
See Ore and Mineral resource classification
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth.
See Ore and Mining
Mining engineering
Mining in the engineering discipline is the extraction of minerals from the ground. Ore and Mining engineering are mining.
See Ore and Mining engineering
Molybdenite
Molybdenite is a mineral of molybdenum disulfide, MoS2.
Molybdenum
Molybdenum is a chemical element; it has symbol Mo (from Neo-Latin molybdaenum) and atomic number 42.
Monazite
Monazite is a primarily reddish-brown phosphate mineral that contains rare-earth elements.
See Ore and Monazite
Mount Keith Mine
Mount Keith Mine is an open pit nickel mine in Western Australia.
Native copper
Native copper is an uncombined form of copper that occurs as a natural mineral.
Native metal
A native metal is any metal that is found pure in its metallic form in nature.
Neodymium
Neodymium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nd and atomic number 60.
New York Mercantile Exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago.
See Ore and New York Mercantile Exchange
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
See Ore and Nickel
Nickeline
Nickeline or niccolite is a mineral consisting primarily of nickel arsenide (NiAs).
Niobium
Niobium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nb (formerly columbium, Cb) and atomic number 41.
See Ore and Niobium
Nuclear fuel
Nuclear fuel is material used in nuclear power stations to produce heat to power turbines.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.
Open-pit mining
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts rock or minerals from the earth.
Ore genesis
Various theories of ore genesis explain how the various types of mineral deposits form within Earth's crust. Ore and ore genesis are economic geology.
Orogenic gold deposit
An orogenic gold deposit is a type of hydrothermal mineral deposit.
See Ore and Orogenic gold deposit
Orogeny
Orogeny is a mountain-building process that takes place at a convergent plate margin when plate motion compresses the margin.
See Ore and Orogeny
Orthoclase
Orthoclase, or orthoclase feldspar (endmember formula KAlSi3O8), is an important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock.
Oxide mineral
The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2−) is bonded to one or more metal alloys.
Paint
Paint is a material or mixture that, when applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer.
See Ore and Paint
Patrónite
Patrónite is the vanadium sulfide mineral with formula VS4.
Pegmatite
A pegmatite is an igneous rock showing a very coarse texture, with large interlocking crystals usually greater in size than and sometimes greater than. Ore and pegmatite are economic geology.
Pentlandite
Pentlandite is an iron–nickel sulfide with the chemical formula.
Periodic table
The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an ordered arrangement of the chemical elements into rows ("periods") and columns ("groups").
Petalite
Petalite, also known as castorite, is a lithium aluminum tektosilicate mineral LiAlSi4O10, crystallizing in the monoclinic system.
See Ore and Petalite
Petrography
Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks.
Petroleum industry
The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products.
See Ore and Petroleum industry
Petrology
Petrology is the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form.
Pewter
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bismuth, and sometimes silver.
See Ore and Pewter
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines.
See Ore and Pharmacy
Pigment
A pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance.
See Ore and Pigment
Placer deposit
In geology, a placer deposit or placer is an accumulation of valuable minerals formed by gravity separation from a specific source rock during sedimentary processes. Ore and placer deposit are economic geology.
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element; it has symbol Pt and atomic number 78.
See Ore and Platinum
Platinum group
The platinum-group metals (PGMs), also known as the platinoids, platinides, platidises, platinum group, platinum metals, platinum family or platinum-group elements (PGEs), are six noble, precious metallic elements clustered together in the periodic table. Ore and platinum group are economic geology.
Porphyry copper deposit
Porphyry copper deposits are copper ore bodies that are formed from hydrothermal fluids that originate from a voluminous magma chamber several kilometers below the deposit itself. Ore and Porphyry copper deposit are economic geology.
See Ore and Porphyry copper deposit
Powellite
Powellite is a calcium molybdate mineral with formula CaMoO4.
Praseodymium
Praseodymium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pr and the atomic number 59.
Promethium
Promethium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pm and atomic number 61.
Prospecting
Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis (followed by exploration) of a territory. Ore and Prospecting are economic geology.
Protolith
A protolith is the original, unmetamorphosed rock from which a given metamorphic rock is formed.
Pyrochlore
Pyrochlore is a mineral group of the niobium end member of the pyrochlore supergroup.
Pyrolusite
Pyrolusite is a mineral consisting essentially of manganese dioxide (MnO2) and is important as an ore of manganese.
Pyroxene
The pyroxenes (commonly abbreviated Px) are a group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks.
See Ore and Pyroxene
Quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).
See Ore and Quartz
Radiation protection
Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this".
See Ore and Radiation protection
Radionuclide
A radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is a nuclide that has excess numbers of either neutrons or protons, giving it excess nuclear energy, and making it unstable.
Rare-earth element
The rare-earth elements (REE), also called the rare-earth metals or rare earths or, in context, rare-earth oxides, and sometimes the lanthanides (although scandium and yttrium, which do not belong to this series, are usually included as rare earths), are a set of 17 nearly indistinguishable lustrous silvery-white soft heavy metals.
See Ore and Rare-earth element
Raw material
A raw material, also known as a feedstock, unprocessed material, or primary commodity, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished goods, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products.
Refining (metallurgy)
In metallurgy, refining consists of purifying an impure metal.
See Ore and Refining (metallurgy)
Remotely operated underwater vehicle
A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other general tasks within the subsea oil and gas industry, military, scientific and other applications.
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Rhenium
Rhenium is a chemical element; it has symbol Re and atomic number 75.
See Ore and Rhenium
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.
Roscoelite
Roscoelite is a green mineral from the mica group that contains vanadium.
Rutile
Rutile is an oxide mineral composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2), the most common natural form of TiO2.
See Ore and Rutile
Samarium
Samarium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sm and atomic number 62.
See Ore and Samarium
Scandium
Scandium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sc and atomic number 21.
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Scheelite
Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula CaWO4.
Scientific instrument
A scientific instrument is a device or tool used for scientific purposes, including the study of both natural phenomena and theoretical research.
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Sea
A sea is a large body of salty water.
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Sediment
Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
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Sedimentary exhalative deposits
Sedimentary exhalative deposits (SEDEX or SedEx deposits) are zinc-lead deposits originally interpreted to have been formed by discharge of metal-bearing basinal fluids onto the seafloor resulting in the precipitation of mainly stratiform ore, often with thin laminations of sulfide minerals. Ore and Sedimentary exhalative deposits are economic geology.
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Sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.
Silicate mineral
Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups.
Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
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Skarn
Skarns or tactites are coarse-grained metamorphic rocks that form by replacement of carbonate-bearing rocks during regional or contact metamorphism and metasomatism.
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Smaltite
Smaltite is a variety of the mineral skutterudite consisting of cobalt, iron, nickel, and arsenide.
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Smelting
Smelting is a process of applying heat and a chemical reducing agent to an ore to extract a desired base metal product.
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Smithsonite
Smithsonite, also known as zinc spar, is the mineral form of zinc carbonate (ZnCO3).
Solder
Solder (NA) is a fusible metal alloy used to create a permanent bond between metal workpieces.
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Solvent
A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.
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Sperrylite
Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral with the chemical formula and is an opaque metallic tin white mineral which crystallizes in the isometric system with the pyrite group structure.
Sphalerite
Sphalerite is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula.
Spodumene
Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium inosilicate, LiAl(SiO3)2, and is a commercially important source of lithium.
Stannite
Stannite is a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, in the category of thiostannates.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Steel and tin cans
A steel can, tin can, tin (especially in British English, Australian English, Canadian English and South African English), or can is a container made of thin metal, for distribution or storage of goods.
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Steelmaking
Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron ore and/or scrap.
Stibnite
Stibnite, sometimes called antimonite, is a sulfide mineral with the formula Sb2S3.
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Stoping
Stoping is the process of extracting the desired ore or other mineral from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.
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Sudbury Basin
The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. Ore and Sudbury Basin are economic geology.
Sulfide mineral
The sulfide minerals are a class of minerals containing sulfide (S2−) or disulfide as the major anion.
Surface mining
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral is removed through shafts or tunnels. Ore and Surface mining are mining.
Surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.
Tailings
In mining, tailings or tails are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction (gangue) of an ore.
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Tantalum
Tantalum is a chemical element; it has symbol Ta and atomic number 73.
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Terbium
Terbium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Tb and atomic number 65.
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Textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.
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Tholeiitic magma series
The tholeiitic magma series is one of two main magma series in subalkaline igneous rocks, the other being the calc-alkaline series.
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Thulium
Thulium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tm and atomic number 69.
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Tin
Tin is a chemical element; it has symbol Sn and atomic number 50.
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Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22.
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Tungsten
Tungsten (also called wolfram) is a chemical element; it has symbol W and atomic number 74.
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Underground hard-rock mining
Underground hard-rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate "hard" minerals, usually those containing metals, such as ore containing gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel, tin, and lead.
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Uraninite
Uraninite, also known as pitchblende, is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore with a chemical composition that is largely UO2 but because of oxidation typically contains variable proportions of U3O8.
Uranium
Uranium is a chemical element; it has symbol U and atomic number 92.
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Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element; it has symbol V and atomic number 23.
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Vein (geology)
In geology, a vein is a distinct sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock. Ore and vein (geology) are economic geology.
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits, also known as VMS ore deposits, are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly copper-zinc which are associated with and produced by volcanic-associated hydrothermal events in submarine environments. Ore and Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit are economic geology.
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Wolframite
Wolframite is an iron, manganese, and tungstate mineral with a chemical formula of that is the intermediate mineral between ferberite (rich) and hübnerite (rich).
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
Xenolith
A xenolith ("foreign rock") is a rock fragment (country rock) that becomes enveloped in a larger rock during the latter's development and solidification.
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Xenotime
Xenotime is a rare-earth phosphate mineral, the major component of which is yttrium orthophosphate (YPO4).
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Ytterbium
Ytterbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Yb and atomic number 70.
Yttrium
Yttrium is a chemical element; it has symbol Y and atomic number 39.
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Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.
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Zircon
Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium.
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Zirconium
Zirconium is a chemical element; it has symbol Zr and atomic number 40.
See also
Mining
- Ausbeutethaler
- Bituminous geomembrane
- Clarion-Clipperton Zone
- Coal mines and saltworks of Gouhenans
- Coltan mining and ethics
- Condemnation to the mines
- David Webb (filmmaker)
- Deep sea mining
- Electra Battery Materials
- Epithermal vein deposit
- Exhibition mine
- Flooded mine
- Geometallurgy
- History of mining
- Land claim
- Metallurgy
- Mine safety
- Mine ventilation
- Miner
- Mineral economics
- Mineral exploration
- Mineral processing
- Minerals Security Partnership
- Miners
- Mines
- Mining
- Mining communities
- Mining district (Europe)
- Mining engineering
- Mining equipment
- Mining geology
- Mining in space
- Mining industry
- Oil shale industry
- Ore
- Ore concentrate
- Outline of mining
- PERC Reporting Standard
- Polymetallic ore
- Rat-hole mining
- Salt mining
- Seabed mining
- Societal impacts of mining in South Sudan
- Stone industry
- Surface mining
- Trans-Tasman Resources
- Tribute mining
- Underwater mining
- Urban mining
References
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