| ID | FROM | TYPE OF DEPOSIT |
|---|---|---|
| A | Syn- to late-orogenic ore deposits | |
| A10 | A | Syn- to late-orogenic, fault-related ore deposits: Au, Zn, As, Sb, Cu, Ni, Co |
| A11 | A10 | Ductile shear-zone related "mesothermal" gold deposits (amphibolite to granulite facies): Au (As, Cu, Ag, W) |
| A12 | A10 | Brittle-ductile shear-zone related "mesothermal" gold deposits (greenschist facies): Au (Ag, W, As, Sb, Cu, Ni, Co, Bi, Te) |
| A13 | A10 | Brittle-fault related ore deposits (very low grade metamorphic facies): Au and/or Sb (Cu, As, Bi, Te, W, B, F, Sb, Hg, Ag) |
| A14 | A10 | Fold related Au-quartz-carbonate veins: Au and/or Sb (As, W, Ag) |
| A15 | A10 | BIF-related gold veins (epigenetic sulphidation): Au, Ag, As, (Fe) |
| A16 | A10 | Brittle-fault related vein and silicified breccia ore deposits: Zn, Pb, Ag, Cu ("BPGC") and/or F, Ba |
| A17 | A10 | Shear-zone related mesothermal uranium deposits: U, (Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Se) |
| A18 | A10 | Shear-zone related emerald deposits in basic-ultrabasic rocks or black shales (Muzo): emerald, (P, REE, F) |
| A20 | A | Atypical syn- to late-orogenic ore deposits |
| A30 | A | Unspecified syn- to late-orogenic ore deposits |
| B | Ore deposits related to basic-ultrabasic magmatic rocks | |
| B10 | B | Fault-related ore deposits in a magmatic context: Cu, As-Co-Cu-Ni-Ag-Bi |
| B11 | B10 | Fault-related Cu veins hosted by basic intrusions (Churchill): Cu, (Ag) |
| B12 | B10 | Five-element associated (or Co arsenide polymetallic) veins: As, Co, Cu, Ni, Ag, Bi, U (Sb, Hg, Se, F, Ba) |
| B20 | B | Ore deposits hosted by basic-ultrabasic magmatic complexes: PGE, Cr, Ni, Cu, Au |
| B21 | B20 | Sulphide deposits hosted by ultrabasic rocks: PGE, Ni, Cu, (Co) |
| B22 | B20 | PGE ("reef-type") deposits hosted by basic-ultrabasic complexes: PGE, Cr, (Au) |
| B23 | B20 | Ore deposits in layered ring complexes (Ural and Alaskan sub-types): PGE, Cr |
| B24 | B20 | Chromitite deposits in layered basic-ultrabasic complexes: Cr |
| B30 | B | Ore deposits hosted by basic intrusions: Fe, Ti, V, Ni-Cu (Au, Co) |
| B31 | B30 | Astrobleme-related sulphide deposits associated with basic sill-like intrusions (Sudbury): Ni, Cu, (PGE, Co, Au) |
| B32 | B30 | Sulphide deposits hosted by basic (tholeiite and troctolite) intrusions: Ni-Cu, (Co, PGE) |
| B33 | B30 | Anorthosite-hosted ilmenite and hematite-ilmenite deposits: Ti, Fe, V, (Cr, Mn, Ni) |
| B34 | B30 | Gabbro-norite hosted deposits of disseminated-titano-magnetite: Fe, Ti, (V, P) |
| B40 | B | Ore deposits hosted by basic-ultrabasic lavas: Cu-Ni-PGE (Co, Ti) |
| B41 | B40 | Sulphide deposits in basic dykes and sills associated with flood basalts (Norils'k): Cu-Ni-PGE, (Co, Ti) |
| B42 | B40 | Komatiite-hosted ore deposits (Kambalda): Cu-Ni, (PGE) |
| B43 | B40 | Basalt-related copper deposits (Michigan): Cu, (Ag, Zn, Cd) |
| B50 | B | Ophiolite-hosted ore deposits: Cr, (PGE) |
| B51 | B50 | Podiform chromite deposits: Cr |
| B52 | B50 | Ophiolite-hosted PGE-rich deposits: PGE, Cr |
| B60 | B | Diamondiferous kimberlites and lamproites: diamond |
| B61 | B60 | Diamondiferous kimberlites (pipes and dykes): diamond |
| B62 | B60 | Diamondiferous lamproites: diamond |
| B70 | B | Ore deposits of basic to ultrabasic affinity: Hg, Sb, As, (Co, Ni, Au, Ag, Cu, Zn) |
| B71 | B70 | Cinnabar deposits hosted by sediments injected by basic diatremes (Almaden): Hg, (As, Sb) |
| B72 | B70 | Cinnabar-silica-carbonate deposits hosted by serpentinized intrusions (New Almaden): Hg, (Sb, Cu, Zn) |
| B73 | B70 | Ore veins hosted by basic and ultrabasic rocks: As, Sb |
| B74 | B70 | Ore veins and bodies hosted by ultrabasic rocks: Co, Ni, As, (Au, Ag) |
| B75 | B70 | Asbestos, talc or magnesite deposits hosted by basic and ultrabasic rocks |
| B76 | B70 | Listwaenites (associated with ductile to brittle-ductile faults): Au, (Cr) |
| B80 | B70 | Hydrothermal and atypical PGE deposits: PGE, Au, Cu |
| B81 | B70 | PGE-bearing hydrothermal veins and breccias, and remobilization deposits: PGE, Au, Cu, (Ni, As, Bi, Te) |
| B82 | B70 | Ophiolite-hosted hydrothermal PGE deposits: PGE |
| B90 | B | Unspecified ore deposits related to basic-ultrabasic magmatic rocks |
| C | Ore deposits in an acid and alkaline plutonic context | |
| C10 | C | Carbonatite-hosted ore deposits: REE, Nb,Ti, Zr, U, Th, (P, F, Cu, Ba, Sr, etc) |
| C11 | C10 | Nepheline-carbonatite hosted Nb deposits: Nb, (P, REE, Ba, Sr, etc) |
| C12 | C10 | Nepheline-carbonatite hosted REE deposits: REE |
| C13 | C10 | Carbonatite-hosted Cu-U-apatite deposits: Cu, U, apatite, (REE, Au, Ag, Ni, PGE, Se, vermiculite) |
| C14 | C10 | Carbonatite-hosted apatite deposit: P |
| C15 | C10 | Calcitic carbonatite hosted fluorite deposits: F |
| C20 | C | Ore deposits related to alkaline to peralkaline intrusive complexes: Nb-Ta, REE, Zr, Y, Ce, U, Au, Cu, F |
| C21 | C20 | Rare-metal and uranium deposits related to peralkaline complexes: Nb, Ta Zr, Y, Ce, REE, (Be, U, Th, Ga) |
| C22 | C20 | Intrusive alaskite hosted deposits of disseminated uranium in highly migmatized complexes: U |
| C23 | C20 | Uranium deposits related to alkali-silicate "metasomatites" (albitites, etc): U |
| C24 | C20 | Diatreme- or breccia-hosted iron-oxide-rich deposits: U-REE, Au, Cu, F |
| C30 | C | Iron ore (magnetite and/or hematite) deposits in an anorogenic volcano-plutonic context: Fe-P, Cu-U-Au |
| C31 | C30 | Magnetite-apatite (tabular bodies, pipes, dykes) deposits (Kiruna): Fe, P |
| C32 | C30 | Polymetallic breccia-fill deposits (Olympic Dam): Cu, U, Au, (Co, Ag, REE, F, Ba, P) |
| C40 | C | Granitoid controlled ore deposits: Au, Ag, Cu, Sn, W, Sb, gemstones |
| C41 | C40 | Mesothermal Au-sulphide rich intra- and peri-intrusive quartz veins: Au, Cu, (Mo, Bi, Ag, Pb, Zn) |
| C42 | C40 | Polymetallic peribatholithic veins: Pb-Zn-Cu, (Ag, Ge, U) |
| C43 | C40 | Granitic and perigranitic veins and stockworks (greisen): Sn-W, (Cu, Bi, Sb, base metals) |
| C44 | C40 | Uraniferous peri- or intragranitic (leucogranite) veins: U, (F, Ba, base metals, Fe) |
| C50 | C | Porphyry and porphyry-related ore deposits: Cu, Au, Mo, Sn, Ag, (W, Pb, Zn, etc) |
| C51 | C50 | Porphyry copper deposits: Cu, (Mo, Se, Au, Ag) |
| C52 | C50 | Porphyry Cu-Au deposits: Cu, Au, (Ag, Bi, Te) |
| C53 | C50 | Porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo deposits: Cu, Mo, (W, U, Re) |
| C54 | C50 | Porphyry Sn deposits (stock or dome-related): Sn +/- Ag |
| C55 | C50 | Porphyry wolfram deposits: W |
| C56 | C50 | Breccia-pipe deposits: Cu-Mo-(Au) and/or Au, (Mo, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn) |
| C57 | C50 | Volcano-plutonic veins ("Andean"): W +/- Sn or W+/- polymetallic (Sb, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, F, Hg) |
| C60 | C | Pegmatites: Sn, Nb-Ta, Li-Be, gemstones, cryolite, mica, etc. |
| C61 | C60 | Zoned granitic pegmatites: Sn, Nb-Ta, Be-Li, U, mica, kaolin, (Rb, Cs, Sc) |
| C62 | C60 | Granitic and syenitic pegmatites: U, U-Th |
| C63 | C60 | Cryolite deposits |
| C64 | C60 | Gem-bearing pegmatites: Gemstones (beryl, sapphire, topaz, tourmaline, etc.) |
| C70 | C | Replacement deposits (skarns, mantos): Au, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, W, Mo, Sn, Fe |
| C71 | C70 | Au-Cu skarns: Au, Cu, (Ag, As, Bi, Te) |
| C72 | C70 | Cu skarns: Cu, (Au) |
| C73 | C70 | Pb-Zn-Ag skarns and mantos: Pb, Zn, Ag, (Au) |
| C74 | C70 | Sn - base-metal skarns and mantos: Sn, polymetallic |
| C75 | C70 | W (scheelite) - Mo skarns: W, (Mo) |
| C76 | C70 | Fe (magnetite) skarns: Fe, (Co) |
| C80 | C | Industrial rocks and minerals related to plutonic rocks: ornamental stone, feldspar, nepheline, etc. |
| C90 | C | Atypical or unspecified ore deposits associated with acid and alkaline plutonic rocks |
| D | Ore deposits related to volcanic systems and shallow intrusions | |
| D10 | D | High-sulphidation (acid-sulphate) epithermal deposits: Au, Cu, (Hg, As, S) |
| D11 | D10 | Stratabound high-sulphidation epithermal replacement silica deposits: Au, (Hg, Cu) |
| D12 | D10 | High-sulphidation epithermal massive-enargite (gold) sulphide deposits: Cu, (As, Au) |
| D20 | D | Low-sulphidation (adularia-sericite) epithermal deposits: Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Sb, (Hg, As, Mn, Tl) |
| D21 | D20 | Low-sulphidation epi- to mesothermal Ag – polymetallic veins: Pb, Zn, Ag, Mn, Cu, (As, Sb) |
| D22 | D20 | Fault and shear-zone controlled low-sulphidation epithermal veins: Au, Ag, (Mn) |
| D23 | D20 | Volcanic-dome related low-sulphidation epithermal deposits: Au, Ag |
| D24 | D20 | Vein and disseminated Sb deposits: Sb, Hg, As, (Au, Tl..) |
| D30 | D | Sediment-hosted ore deposits related to shallow intrusions: Au, Ag, Hg, Sb, As |
| D31 | D30 | Sediment-hosted vein and disseminated replacement deposits (Carlin): Au, Ag, (As, Sb, Hg) |
| D32 | D30 | Jasperoid-hosted stratabound low-sulphidation epithermal veins: Hg, Sb |
| D40 | D | Ore deposits associated with acid volcanic rocks: Sn, U, (W, Mo, Be, F, Li, As, Sb, Pb, Zn, Bi) |
| D41 | D40 | Rhyolite lava-dome hosted Sn vein and disseminated deposits (Mexican): Sn, (W, Mo, Be, F, Li, topaz, As, Sb, Pb, Zn, Bi) |
| D42 | D40 | Uraniferous vein, breccia and stratabound-disseminated deposits: U, (Mo, Cu, Se, F, Th, REE, Pb, Zn) |
| D50 | D | Shallow and surficial deposits: energy resources, precious and base metals, industrial rocks and minerals, etc. |
| D51 | D50 | High-sulphidation solfatara: S, pyrite |
| D52 | D50 | Low-sulphidation epithermal hot-spring sinter: Au, (Hg, Sb, As, Tl) |
| D53 | D50 | Geothermal energy (geothermal system): energy resource, (B) |
| D54 | D50 | Thermal springs: energy resource |
| D55 | D50 | Travertine-related deposits: Mn, (W) |
| D56 | D50 | Volcanic-hosted industrial rock and mineral deposits: bentonite, diatomite, kaolinite, pumice, opal, chalcedony, zeolite, vermiculite, perlite, etc |
| D60 | D | Atypical high- or low-sulphidation ore deposits |
| D70 | D | Unspecified ore deposits related to volcanic systems and shallow intrusions |
| E | Volcanogenic, volcano-sedimentary and sedimentary-exhalative ore deposits | |
| E10 | E | Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits: Cu, Pb, Zn +/- Au-Ag, (Sn, S, As, Cd, Bi, etc) |
| E11 | E10 | Archean-Proterozoic type VMS Cu-Zn deposits (Noranda): Cu, Zn, (Au) |
| E12 | E10 | Deposits of volcanogenic massive and disseminated Cu-Au sulphides: Cu, Au, (Zn, Co, Mo, Bi) |
| E13 | E10 | Ophiolitic VMS Cu-Zn +/- Co deposits (Cyprus-Oman, Outokumpu): Cu, Zn, Co, (Au, Ag, Sn, Cd) |
| E14 | E10 | Besshi-type deposits (Kieslager): Zn, Cu, (Co, Ag, Ni, Cr, Au) |
| E15 | E10 | Phanerozoic-type VMS Zn-Pb-Cu deposits (Kuroko): Zn, Pb, Cu, (Au, Ag, Sn, Sb, Bi) |
| E16 | E10 | Phanerozoic-type VMS Au-rich Zn-Pb-(Cu) deposits: Zn, Pb, Au, Ag, (Cu, As, Sb, Ba) |
| E20 | E | Sedimentary-exhalative to volcano-sedimentary sulphide and silicate deposits: Pb-Zn-Ag, Ni-PGE, Au-B |
| E21 | E20 | Sedimentary-exhalative massive sulphide deposits (Sedex): Pb, Zn, (Ag, Ba) |
| E22 | E20 | Sheet-like enriched pyrite layers (phosphatic marine black shales-hosted): Ni-PGE- (Zn +/-Mo), (P, V, U, Ba, Se, As) |
| E23 | E20 | Stratabound tourmalinites: Au, B, (Co, As, Zn) |
| E30 | E | Sedimentary-exhalative to volcano-sedimentary Mn or Ba deposits: Mn, Ba |
| E31 | E30 | Volcano-sediment hosted Mn and "silicified umber" (jasper and chert) deposits: Mn, (Ba, tr. Zn, Cu, Pb) |
| E32 | E30 | Bedded barite deposits: Ba |
| E40 | E | Recent sea-floor hydrothermal and primary oxidation deposits: Cu, Au, Zn (Mn, Fe, Pb, As, Sb, Ni, etc.) |
| E41 | E40 | Ochre (submarine oxidation) deposits: Cu, Au |
| E42 | E40 | Black smoker and seamount deposits: Zn, Cu, Au, etc. |
| E43 | E40 | Recent metalliferous brines: Mn, Fe, Zn, Pb, Cu, (Au, Ag, As, Sb, Ni, Ba) |
| E50 | E | Atypical volcano-sedimentary and sedimentary-exhalative ore deposits: metamorphosed VMS or Sedex deposits, etc |
| E60 | E | Unspecified volcano-sedimentary and sedimentary-exhalative deposits |
| F | Ore deposits related to sedimentary rocks | |
| F10 | F | Modified paleoplacers: U, Au, diamond |
| F11 | F10 | Modified paleoplacers (quartz-pebble conglomerate): Au, U, (pyrite) |
| F12 | F10 | Gold-hematite paleoplacers: Au, (hematite) |
| F13 | F10 | Diamond paleoplacers: diamond |
| F20 | F | Red Bed (sandstone) hosted base-metal deposits: Cu, Pb-Zn-Ag, F-Ba |
| F21 | F20 | Red Bed hosted copper deposits: Cu, (Ag) |
| F22 | F20 | Red Bed hosted lead deposits: Pb, Ag, Zn |
| F23 | F20 | Sandstone +/- dolomite hosted stratabound ore deposits: F, Ba, (Pb, Zn) |
| F30 | F | Black-shale hosted ore deposits: Cu-Co-PGE, V, W, REE |
| F31 | F30 | Kupferschiefer (or Cu shale) deposits: Cu, Co, (PGE, Ag, Au, U, etc.) |
| F32 | F30 | Vanadiferous deposits hosted by gypsum-bearing shale with bituminous intervals: V |
| F34 | F30 | Monazite-rich black shale: REE |
| F40 | F | Carbonate-hosted base-metal deposits: Pb-Zn-Ag, Ba, F |
| F41 | F40 | Carbonate-hosted stratabound and vein Pb-Zn deposits (Mississippi Valley type [MVT]): Pb, Zn, Ag, (Ba, F, Cd, U) |
| F42 | F40 | Carbonate-hosted stratabound and vein Ba or F deposits (MVT): Ba, F, (Pb, Zn) |
| F43 | F40 | Polymetallic deposits associated with diapirs: Pb, Zn, Ba, (Sr, S, etc.) |
| F44 | F40 | Dolomite-hosted replacement breccia-pipe deposits (Kipushi): Cu, Pb, Zn, (Ag, Co, Ge, Ga, Mo, W, Sn, Bi, U, V) |
| F50 | F | Sedimentary Fe and Mn deposits: Fe, Mn |
| F51 | F50 | Oolitic iron-ore deposits (Clinton, Minette): Fe |
| F52 | F50 | Banded iron formations (BIF "Superior Fe"): Fe |
| F53 | F50 | Banded iron formations with associated volcanics (BIF "Algoma"): Fe, (Mn) |
| F54 | F50 | Sedimentary manganese deposits |
| F55 | F50 | Recent sea-floor polymetallic nodule deposits: Mn, (Co, Ni, etc) |
| F60 | F | Sedimentary uranium deposits: U, (V, Mo, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, As) |
| F61 | F60 | Unconformity-related uranium deposits: U, (V, Mo, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, As) |
| F62 | F60 | Uraniferous sandstones (roll-type, tabular and basal channel): U, (V, Cu) |
| F63 | F60 | Uraniferous black shales: U, (Mo, V, Cu) |
| F64 | F60 | Uraniferous phosphorites: U, P |
| F65 | F60 | Uraniferous coal and lignite deposits: U |
| F66 | F60 | Other uraniferous sedimentary deposits (bone beds, limestone, dolomite): U |
| F67 | F60 | Uraniferous collapse breccia pipes: U |
| F70 | F | Fossil fuel deposits: C, hydrocarbons, (U, S) |
| F71 | F70 | Coal deposits |
| F72 | F70 | Lignite deposits |
| F73 | F70 | Peat deposits |
| F74 | F70 | Oil deposits: oil, (S) |
| F75 | F70 | Oil shales, bituminous sandstones and limestones: oil, (S) |
| F76 | F70 | Gas deposits: gas, (S) |
| F80 | F | Sedimentary phosphate deposits: P, (U) |
| F81 | F80 | Phosphorites (or sedimentary phosphates): P, (U) |
| F90 | F | Evaporite- and brine-related deposits: K, Na, Mg, Li, B, Br, Cl, I, industrial rocks and minerals |
| F91 | F90 | Salts and gypsum deposits: Na, K, Mg, Ca, (Sr, Li, Cl, Br, I, etc.) |
| F92 | F90 | Lacustrine deposits (sebkha, salar, alkaline lake): Li, B, (Na, Mg, Ca, nitrate, sulphate, etc.) |
| F93 | F90 | Evaporite-related industrial rocks and minerals: Attapulgite, gypsum, anhydrite, magnesite, sulphur |
| G | Industrial rocks and minerals related to sedimentary or metamorphic rocks | |
| G10 | G | Sediment-related industrial rocks and minerals: clays, limestone, dolomite, calcite, silica sand, quartzite, etc. |
| G20 | G | Slate, marble and ornamental-stone deposits |
| G30 | G | Industrial rocks and minerals related to metamorphic rocks: andalusite group, wollastonite, graphite, etc. |
| H | Supergene ore deposits | |
| H10 | H | Modern placers, deposits associated with tillites, etc.: Au, Pt, Sn,Ti, REE, diamond, gemstones, (Zr, etc.) |
| H11 | H10 | Beach sands and offshore placers: Au, Pt, Sn,Ti, REE, diamond, gemstones, (Zr, etc.) |
| H12 | H10 | Alluvial-eluvial placers: Au, Pt, Sn, Ti, REE, diamond, gemstones, (Zr, etc) |
| H13 | H10 | Eolian-related ore deposits: Sn, etc |
| H14 | H10 | Deposits associated with tillites, subdesert fan deposits, etc. |
| H20 | H | Residually enriched ore deposits: Fe, Mn, Ni-Co, Au, Pt, P, U, corundum, etc. |
| H21 | H20 | Laterite-related ore deposits: Fe, Mn, Ni-Co, Au, Pt, corundum, P, REE, Nb, etc. |
| H22 | H20 | Bauxite and Al-rich rock deposits (karst, laterite and Tikhvinsk types): Al, (Fe, Ga) |
| H23 | H20 | Gossan (VMS, MVT, Veins, etc.) -related deposits: Au, Ag, Zn |
| H24 | H20 | Uraniferous duricrust deposits (calcrete, silcrete, phoscrete): U |
| H25 | H20 | Other surficial uraniferous deposits (karst, pedogenic, fracture fill): U |
| H30 | H | Secondary sulphide and oxide (cementation) deposits: Cu, (Au, Ag) |
| H31 | H30 | Secondary Cu oxide (cementation) deposits: Cu |
| H32 | H30 | Secondary Cu sulphide (cementation) deposits: Cu |
| H40 | H | Supergene industrial rock and mineral deposits: clays, kaolin, silica sand, etc. |
| H50 | H | Atypical supergene deposits |
| H51 | H50 | Exotic supergene Cu deposits: Cu |
| H60 | H | Unspecified supergene ore deposits |
| I | Anthropic deposits: industrial and mining wastes | |
| I10 | I | Mine tailings and stockpiles: Au, Ag, Co, REE, etc. |
| I20 | I | Industrial wastes (slags, bottom ash): Co, V, Ti |
| J | Unspecified ore deposit type |