Metallic mineral resources : the critical components for a sustainable earth /

"Metallic Mineral Resources: The Critical Components for a Sustainable Earth introduces the heterogeneous distribution of metal resources as well as the industrial use of metals. The main chapters then work systematically through abundant metal systems, scarce critical metal systems, rare criti...

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Main Authors:	Müller, Daniel, 1962- (Author), Groves, D. I. (Author), Santosh, M. (Madhava Warrier) (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2025]
Subjects:	Mines and mineral resources. Metals. Sustainable development. Métaux. Développement durable. metal. sustainable development. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro
Metallic Mineral Resources: The Critical Components for a Sustainable Earth
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Glossary of geophysical and geochemical exploration methods
Chapter One: Introduction
Contents
1.1. Scope of book
1.2. Organization of contents
Chapter Two: Heterogeneous distribution of metal resources
Contents
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Geological factors controlling heterogeneous distribution of metallic mineral deposits
2.3. Heterogeneous global distribution of metallic mineral deposits
2.4. Critical metals and geopolitical risk
2.5. Summary
References
Chapter Three: Industrial use of metals
Contents
3.1. Abundant metals
3.1.1. Definition
3.1.2. Industrial uses
3.1.2.1. Aluminum
3.1.2.2. Phosphorus
3.1.2.3. Titanium
3.1.2.4. Vanadium
3.1.2.5. Chromium
3.1.2.6. Manganese
3.1.2.7. Iron
3.1.2.8. Zirconium
3.1.2.9. Barium
3.1.2.10. Graphite and graphene
3.2. Scarce critical metals
3.2.1. Definition
3.2.2. Industrial uses
3.2.2.1. Nickel
3.2.2.2. Copper
3.2.2.3. Zinc
3.2.2.4. Lead
3.2.2.5. Cobalt
3.2.2.6. Lithium
3.2.2.7. Gallium
3.3. Rare critical metals
3.3.1. Definition
3.3.2. Industrial uses
3.3.2.1. Molybdenum
3.3.2.2. Tin
3.3.2.3. Antimony
3.3.2.4. Tungsten
3.3.2.5. Platinum-group elements
3.3.2.6. Thorium
3.3.2.7. Uranium
3.3.2.8. Rare-earth elements
3.4. Trace critical metals
3.4.1. Definition
3.4.2. Industrial uses
3.4.2.1. Selenium
3.4.2.2. Cadmium
3.4.2.3. Indium
3.4.2.4. Tellurium
3.5. Precious metals
3.5.1. Definition
3.5.2. Industrial uses
3.5.2.1. Gold
3.5.2.2. Silver
References
Chapter Four: Abundant metal systems
Contents
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Enriched low-P BIF iron ores
4.2.1. Nature
4.2.2. Genesis
4.2.3. Global-province scale exploration
4.2.4. District-deposit scale exploration
4.3. Kiruna-type Fe-P±LREE systems
4.3.1. Nature
4.3.2. Genesis
4.3.3. Global-province scale exploration
4.3.4. District-deposit scale exploration
4.4. Al bauxites (including Ga-rich bauxites)
4.4.1. Nature
4.4.2. Genesis
4.4.3. Global-province scale exploration
4.4.4. District-deposit scale exploration
4.5. Enriched BIF-hosted Mn systems
4.5.1. Nature
4.5.2. Genesis
4.5.3. Global-province scale exploration
4.5.4. District-deposit scale exploration
4.6. Oolitic Mn systems
4.6.1. Nature
4.6.2. Genesis
4.6.3. Global-province scale exploration
4.6.4. District-deposit scale exploration
4.7. Manganese nodules
4.7.1. Nature
4.7.2. Genesis
4.7.3. Global-province scale exploration
4.7.4. District-deposit scale exploration
4.8. Titanium-V magnetitic and PGE layers in mafic layered intrusions
4.8.1. Nature
4.8.2. Genesis