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Placer deposit mining
Extraction of minerals, typically metal ores, from unconsolidated surficial materials such as stream sediments.
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The principal rare earth elements deposits of the United States-A summary of domestic deposits and a global perspective
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Explains the geologic setting in which these deposits are found, with information about production and the processes used to extract these valuable mineral resources.
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