Placer deposits consisting of valuable minerals contained within river gravels and beach sands; and Lode deposits where valuable minerals are found in veins in layers or in mineral seams generally distributed throughout a mass of actual rock Both types of ore deposit placer or lode are mined by both surface and underground methods
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Get PriceIn 1994 the estimated levels of metallic and non metallic mineral reserves stood at 7 billion metric tons and 50 billion metric tons respectively Copper accounted for the bulk of metallic mineral resources of about 72 percent; while nickel s share was estimated at 16 percent Figure 1 Among the non metallic minerals limestone and marble
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Get PriceSri Lanka possesses an abundance of non metallic mineral resources As revealed from mineral investigations conducted by the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau Sri Lanka s mineral resource base consists primarily of industrial minerals Of these industrial minerals heavy minerals mainly ilmenite rutile zircon are amongst the most
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Get PriceMining of some metals such as aluminum and iron is profitable at relatively small concentration factors whereas for others such as lead and mercury it is profitable only at very large concentration factors The metal concentration in ore column 3 in Table 5 6
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