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Digital Grade and Tonnage Data for 50 Types of Mineral Deposits

By Donald A. Singer, Dan L. Mosier, and David W. Menzie

 

Open-File Report 93-0280

 

Version 1.0

Published 1993

 

This publication is a compilation of grade and tonnage data for major commodities produced from 3310 worldwide mineral deposits, grouped into 50 deposit types. The data were used to costruct grade and tonnage models published in works by Cox and Singer (1986), Mosier and Page (1988), and Bliss (1992).

Originally published in 1993, this report is presented here in Portable Document Format. Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0™ or higher is required to view it.

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For more information about this report contact William D. Heran at wheran@usgs.gov
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