The world’s greatest ore deposits. These are the minerals deposits and mines that set the standard for a deposit type. In many cases they changed the their host countries and communities for good. They are the stuff of legend.
Mountain Pass, California once produced the majority of the world’s Rare Earth Elements (REEs). The 2002 closure of the mine …
Mountain Pass: America’s Once and Future Rare Earth King Read More »
Located in the Mount Isa inlier of Queensland, Australia, the Mt Isa deposits represent the largest accumulations of lead, zinc …
Great Deposits of the World – Mount Isa Zn-Pb-Ag; Cu Deposits Read More »
Overview This synopsis highlights Cigar Lake, one of the world’s top uranium mines (Figure 1). With grades 100 times higher …
Cigar Lake Mine: the World’s Largest Uranium Producer Read More »
The Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) is one of the world’s oldest base metal mining districts and one of Canada’s largest …
Bathurst Mining Camp: One of the World’s Great Base Metal Districts Read More »
Overview The Bushveld Complex (BC), located in northern South Africa, is a Paleoproterozoic Large Igneous Province ~2 Ga in age. …
Geology of the PGE Deposits in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa Read More »
Built on the site of an ancient caldera, Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia is home to one of Europe’s great mineral …
Great Deposits – Slovakia’s Banská Štiavnica Mining District Read More »
“I am the rich Potosi, the treasure of the world, the king of mountains, and the envy of kings” Charles V …
In this column on great deposits, I have discussed those that were rich, big, changed destinies, broke governments and accumulated …
Introduction Flying over Nevada on a clear day is one of the great joys of being an economic geologist. The …
Introduction The gold fields of the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa are, by a landslide, the largest single gold producing …
Largest Gold Deposits in the World – Witwatersrand Gold Fields Read More »
