| Abstract: | Mineralization refers to the physical process, which enhances the concentration of certain elements in rocks. The end products of the mineralization include both ore bodies which provide economically useable reservoir at the current industrial standard and altered rocks with elevated element concentration values below the minimum requirement for the current mining standard. The latter may be considered as resources potentially useful in the future. From this point of view, the mineral deposits are defined to be only an economic part of the total resources (a useable reservoir). |
