A review of the coordination chemistry of hydrothermal systems, or do coordination changes make ore deposits?

J Brugger, W Liu, B Etschmann, Y Mei, DM Sherman… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The hydration and complexation of metals in hydrothermal fluids are key processes
controlling the mobility of elements in the Earth's crust, leading to the formation of ore …

[HTML][HTML] Low temperature alteration of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfides as a source for hydrothermal Ni and PGE ores: A quantitative approach using automated …

DA Holwell, Z Adeyemi, LA Ward, DJ Smith… - Ore Geology …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide assemblages are almost ubiquitously comprised of
pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite (-pyrite). Sulfide alteration is common during syn-or post …

A detailed assessment of global nickel resource trends and endowments

GM Mudd, SM Jowitt - Economic Geology, 2014‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Nickel is a metal that reflects the technological advances of the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries, emerging as critically important for stainless steel and a variety of specialty metal …

[HTML][HTML] From “strategic” tungsten to “green” neodymium: A century of critical metals at a glance

AR Chakhmouradian, MP Smith, J Kynicky - Ore Geology Reviews, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The relative criticality of mineral commodities is evaluated using a wide range of parameters
and in different contexts (eg, from the standpoint of their importance to national security, or to …

2D coupled HM-XFEM modeling with cohesive zone model and applications to fluid-driven fracture network

M Faivre, B Paul, F Golfier, R Giot, P Massin… - Engineering Fracture …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The present work focuses on a new numerical model for the fully coupled hydro-mechanical
analysis of groundwater flows through poroelastic saturated media. In particular, the …

A classification of mineral systems, overviews of plate tectonic margins and examples of ore deposits associated with convergent margins

F Pirajno - Gondwana Research, 2016‏ - Elsevier
In this contribution I presents definitions of mineral systems, followed by a proposed
classification of mineral deposits. The concept of mineral systems has been tackled by …

A hydrothermal Ni-As-PGE geochemical halo around the Miitel komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

M Le Vaillant, SJ Barnes, ML Fiorentini… - Economic …, 2015‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The remobilization of metals during postdeposition hydrothermal alteration of magmatic
sulfide ores has the potential to result in large haloes, the recognition of which could …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating conceptual and interpretation uncertainty to mineral prospectivity modelling

JN Burkin, MD Lindsay, SA Occhipinti, EJ Holden - Geoscience Frontiers, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Prospectivity analyses are used to reduce the exploration search space for locating areas
prospective for mineral deposits. The scale of a study and the type of mineral system …

Mobilization and fractionation of magmatic sulfide: Emplacement and deformation of the Munali Ni-(Cu-platinum group element) deposit, Zambia

DE Blanks, DA Holwell, SJ Barnes… - Economic …, 2022‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Magmatic Ni-Cu-platinum group element (PGE) deposits are commonly located in
tectonically active regions that typically undergo significant deformation and metamorphism …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure, trace element systematics and in-situ sulfur isotopes of multistage sulfides in the Kalatag district (East Tianshan, NW China): Implications for …

X Cheng, Z Wang, M Ling, X Geng, F Yang, F Wang… - Ore Geology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Paleozoic arc-hosted volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits in the
Kalatag arc are well-known for their well-preserved and high-grade Cu–Zn sulfide …