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

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 Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson)