Section 3. Mineral Exploration: Discovering and Defining Ore Bodies

Mineral exploration is the first stage of wealth creation from mining ([Fig. 3.1][1]; [Agricola, 1556][2] [[Box 4.2][3]]; [Porter, 1985][4]). ![Figure 3.1][5] Figure 3.1 Mining Value Chain (modified from [Camus, 2011][6]). Exploration and mining started in the Neolithic, preceding

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