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

The topographic expression of a mineral deposit depends upon its hardness and resistance to erosion as compared with the adjacent rocks.

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