Renewed economic interest in iron oxide–apatite (IOA) deposits—containing tens to
hundreds of millions of tonnes of Fe and substantial amounts of rare earth elements, P, Co …

The BIF-hosted iron ore system represents the world's largest and highest grade iron ore
districts and deposits. BIF, the precursor to low-and high-grade BIF hosted iron ore, consists …

Abstract The Yangchuling W–Mo deposit, located in the Jiangnan porphyry–skarn (JNB)
tungsten ore belt, is the first recognized typical porphyry W–Mo deposit in China in the …

Kiruna-type apatite-iron-oxide ores are key iron sources for modern industry, yet their origin
remains controversial. Diverse ore-forming processes have been discussed, comprising low …

Economic development has contributed to the rapid expansion of the Chinese iron and steel
industry during the past two decades, which has resulted in numerous problems including …

The predominant types of high-grade iron deposits in China include skarn, sedimentary
metamorphic (banded iron-formation, BIF-type), continental/submarine volcanic-hosted and …

This paper provides an overview on the genesis of Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks and
associated iron oxide±apatite (IOA)±rare earth element, iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG), and …

Abstract The Aqishan-Yamansu belt in the Eastern Tianshan (Xinjiang, NW China) is an
important mineralization belt. The belt mainly comprises Carboniferous volcanic …

Submarine volcanic-hosted iron deposits are the most important iron deposit in
Northwestern China. However, their origin remains controversial. Here, we present detailed …

In contrast to acid mine drainage, the microbial assembly and (bio) geochemical processes
in alkaline mine conditions remain under-investigated. Here, microbe-water-mineral …