OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mineralium Deposita is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Tourmaline as a textural, geochemical and isotopic marker of fault valve processes recorded at the Paleoproterozoic Lafigué orogenic gold deposit, Ivory Coast	74
Unravelling the mechanisms underlying marine redox shifts during sedimentary manganese metallogenesis: insights from the Carboniferous Muhu deposit, China	57
Orogenic arc-related Ni-Cu-(PGE) mineralization of the Ransko massif, Czech Republic, and implications for the metallogeny of the European Variscan belt	47
Metal budget and origin of aqueous brines depositing deep-seated Zn-Pb mineralization linked to hydrocarbon reservoirs, North German Basin	40
Geology and geochemistry of the Tulaergen conduit-style magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposit in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, northwestern China	40
Intraplate orogenesis as a driver of multistage karst-hosted mineralization: the Imini manganese case (Atlas, Morocco)	36
Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of the ABM replacement-style volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Finlayson Lake district, Yukon, Canada	35
Introduction to the thematic issue on exploration for global uranium deposits: in memory of T. Kurtis Kyser	28
Silver isotope analysis and systematics of native gold from the Rajapalot Co-enriched gold deposit, Finnish Lapland	24
Fluid evolution of the Lindero porphyry gold deposit, NW Argentina: the critical role of salt melts in ore formation	24
190Pt-4He dating of platinum mineralization in Ural-Alaskan-type complexes in the Kamchatka region: evidence for remobilization of platinum-group elements	21
Role of chalcophile element fertility in the formation of the eastern Tethyan post-collisional porphyry Cu deposits	21
Paleozoic orogenic gold mineralization from metamorphism of volcanic sequences in the North Qinling terrane (central China): Insights from the Yindongpo gold deposit in the Tongbai area	20
New insights about the origin of the Shilu Fe-Cu-Co deposit, Hainan Island, South China, with emphasis on the regional metallogeny	20
Multi-stage metal enrichment and formation of gold mineralization in black shales: the role of high heat flow in a rift setting	20
Sources, transport, and deposition of metal(loid)s recorded by sulfide and rock geochemistry: constraints from a vertical profile through the epithermal Profitis Ilias Au prospect, Milos Island, Greec	19
Intracrystalline migration of polymetallic Au-rich melts in multistage hydrothermal systems: example from the Xiaoqinling lode gold district, central China	19
Inverse Mo versus U isotope correlation of Early Cambrian highly metalliferous black shales in South China indicates synsedimentary metal enrichment from a near-modern ocean	19
Lithium enrichment in the Salar de Diablillos, Argentina, and the influence of Cenozoic volcanism in a basin dominated by Paleozoic basement	19
Cassiterite oxygen isotopes in magmatic-hydrothermal systems: in situ microanalysis, fractionation factor, and applications	18
The influence of fluid pressure, redox potential and crystal growth characteristics in Mississippi-Valley-Type (MVT) ore formation - lessons from a modern geothermal scale	18
Petrogenesis of the Mesoarchaean Stella layered intrusion, South Africa: implications for the origin of PGE reefs in the upper portion of layered intrusions	18
Hypogene sulfide precipitation during phyllic alteration: insights from copper isotopic evolution of the Dexing porphyry Cu–Mo–Au deposit, South China	18
Breaking up the temporal link between granitic magmatism and iron oxide-copper–gold (IOCG) deposits in the Carajás Mineral Province, NW Brazil	18
Tracing the magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Xianghualing tin-polymetallic skarn deposit, South China: Insights from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions	17

Fluid-rock sulfidation reactions control Au-Ag-Te-Bi precipitation in the Val-d’Or orogenic gold vein field (Abitibi subprovince, Canada)	16
Pulsed exsolution of magmatic ore-forming fluids in tin-tungsten systems: a SIMS cassiterite oxygen isotope record	16
A modified paleoplacer model for the metaconglomerate-hosted gold deposits at Jacobina, Brazil	16
Redox-controlled olivine-sulfide equilibration of the Shitoukengde Ni–Cu deposit in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its implications	15
Petrogenesis of Ke’eryin granitic pegmatites and associated Li mineralization in the Songpan–Ganze orogenic belt, China: evidence from apatite and bulk-rock chemistry	15
Hosts of Sn in reduced deep-seated W skarn systems: A case study on the world-class scheelite skarn deposit, Zhuxi, South China	14
Source of metals in the De’erni ultramafic-hosted volcanic massive sulfide deposit, Eastern Kunlun, China	14
The Dvoinoye and September Northeast high-grade epithermal Au–Ag veins, Vodorazdelnaya district, Chukotka region, Russia	14
Changes in antimony isotopic composition as a tracer of hydrothermal fluid evolution at the Sb deposits in Pezinok (Slovakia)	14
Petrogenesis of the 1149 Ma Etoile Suite Mafic Intrusion, Quebec: implications for vanadium mineralisation in Proterozoic anorthosite-bearing terranes	13
Timing and sources of skarn mineralization in the Canadian Tungsten Belt: revisiting the paragenesis, crystal chemistry and geochronology of apatite	13
Germanium and precious metals (Ag–Au–Pt–Pd) at low temperature: the hematite–carbonate–selenide vein system of Tilkerode, Harz Mountains, Germany	12
Olivine compositions reveal an andesitic parent magma for the Archean palladium-mineralized Lac des Iles Complex of Ontario, Canada	12
Correction to: U–Pb dating of gem‑quality vanadium‑bearing grossular garnet (var. tsavorite) from north‑eastern Tanzania	12
Polyphase stratabound scheelite-ferberite mineralization at Mallnock, Eastern Alps, Austria	12
Sulfide and Fe-Ti-P liquid immiscibility in the Ni-Cu-Co ovoid deposit of the Voisey’s Bay complex, Labrador, Canada	12
The In-Ga-Sb association of the post-Variscan Zn-Pb-Ag vein deposit at Lautenthal, Upper Harz Mountains, Germany: sphalerite mineral chemistry	12
Correction to: The Miocene Western Balkan lithium‑boron metallogenic zone	11
Genesis of the Hermyingyi W–Sn deposit, Southern Myanmar, SE Asia: Constraints from fluid inclusion and multiple isotope (C, H, O, S, and Pb) studies	11
Iron oxide–apatite deposits form from hydrosaline liquids exsolved from subvolcanic intrusions	11
Redox states and genesis of Cu- and Au-mineralized granite porphyries in the Jinshajiang Cu–Au metallogenic belt, SW China: studies on the zircon chemistry	11
Correction to: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, Fort Collins Colorado, USA, 27–30 January 2002	11
Uranium-rich pyrochlore, thorite and associated minerals in the Muluozhai rare-earth deposit (Sichuan, SW China): implications for the geochemistry of high-field-strength elements in carbonatites and	11
Correction to: Slab-derived fluids as a crucial factor for the metallogeny of porphyry deposits in the Yidun arc, SW China	11
Mapping hydrothermal alteration zones with short wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectra and magnetic susceptibility at the Pulang porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Yunnan, SW China	11
Cassiterite geochronology and geochemistry of the Yunling Sn deposit: implication for late Cenozoic mineralization in western Yunnan, China	11
Early zircon saturation in adakitic magmatic differentiation series and low Zr content of porphyry copper magmas	11
Linking two types of breccias to sediment-hosted stratiform copper (SSC) and iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits in the Kangdian metallogenic belt, SW China	10
Genesis of No. 2 orebody of the Jinchuan magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit, NW China: New constraints from the newly discovered deep extension	10
Detrital zircon ages from Archaean conglomerates in the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India: implications on economic Au-U potential	10
Discussion on “Geochemical implications of uranium-bearing thucholite aggregates in the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer Shale, Lubin district, Poland” by Syczewski et al. (2024)	10
New insights on the formation of the polymetamorphic Felbertal tungsten deposit (Austria, Eastern Alps) revealed by CL, EPMA, and LA-ICP-MS investigation	10
Magnetite trace element characteristics and their use as a proximity indicator to the Avoca Tank Cu-Au prospect, Girilambone copper province, New South Wales, Australia	10
Insights into the metamorphic history and origin of flake graphite mineralization at the Graphite Creek graphite deposit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA	9
Relationship between U and Ni-Co-As mineralization in the Midwest polymetallic U deposit, Athabasca Basin (Canada) – constraints from mineralogical, geochemical, and fluid inclusion studies	9
Evolution of the magmatic-hydrothermal system at the Erdenetiin Ovoo porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Mongolia: constraints on the relative timing of alteration and mineralization	9
Polymetallic vein formation through fluid flashing at the Sunnyside intermediate-sulfidation epithermal deposit, Colorado, USA	9
The role of mantle melting in granite-associated hydrothermal systems: He–Ar isotopes in fluids responsible for Sn–Ag–Pb–Zn mineralization in northeast China	9
The sulfur isotope evolution of the Duobuza Cu-Au porphyry deposit in the Duolong district, Central Tibet, China	9
The origin of fluorite-barite mineralization at the interface between the Paris Basin and its Variscan basement: insights from fluid inclusion chemistry and isotopic (O, H, Cl) composition	9
The shallow marine VMS copper deposit of Yushui, Eastern Guangdong, South China: evidence from geology, geochronology, and geochemistry	8
Extent and survival of zoned pyroxene within intrusions hosting magmatic sulfides: Implications for zoned pyroxene as a prospectivity indicator	8
Sulfide saturation in reduced magmas during generation of the Gangdese juvenile lower crust: Implications for porphyry Cu–Au mineralization in the Gangdese belt, Tibet	8
Lithium and oxygen isotopic constraints on the source and evolution of ore-forming fluids: a case study from the Shuiyindong Carlin-type gold deposit, SW China	8
Genesis of the exotic chrysocolla — “copper pitch/wad” — atacamite/brochantite ore at the Exótica (Mina Sur) deposit, Chuquicamata, Chile	8
Reply to Discussion on “Geochemical implication of uranium-bearing thucholite aggregates in the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer shale, Lubin district, Poland” by Syczewski et al. (2024)	8
The formation of (Ni-Co-Sb)-Ag-As ore shoots in hydrothermal galena-sphalerite-fluorite veins	8
Zircon and the role of magmatic petrogenesis in the formation of felsic-hosted volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits: a case study from the mid-Paleozoic Yukon-Tanana terrane, northern Canadian	8
2D and 3D textures of sulfide ores from the Shitoukengde Ni-Cu sulfide deposit, East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, NW China: implications for the growth of orthopyroxene oikocrysts and formation of globular o	8
Magmatic evolution of the Kolumbo submarine volcano and its implication to seafloor massive sulfide formation	8

Skarn-style alteration in Proterozoic metasedimentary protoliths hosting IOCG mineralization: the Island Dam Prospect, South Australia	7
Fluid inclusion and H–O-S-Pb isotope constraints on the origin of carbonate-hosted Hg-Sb mineralization at Gongguan, central China	7
The role of hydrothermal processes and the formation of the J-M reef and associated rocks of olivine-bearing zone I of the Stillwater Complex, Montana	7
Genesis of Devonian volcanic-associated Lahn-Dill-type iron ores – part II: trace element fractionation evidences diffuse fluid venting	7
The Jinchang deposit, Ailaoshan Belt: overprint of Miocene orogenic gold mineralization on Triassic hydrothermal nickel sulfide mineralization	7
Contributions of juvenile lower crust and mantle components to porphyry Cu deposits in an intracontinental setting: evidence from late Mesozoic porphyry Cu deposits in the South Qinling Orogenic Belt,	7
Insights into fluid evolution and Re enrichment by mineral micro-analysis and fluid inclusion constraints: Evidence from the Maronia Cu-Mo ± Re ± Au porphyry system in NE Greece	7
The multiple sulfur isotope architecture of the Kambalda nickel camp, Western Australia	7
Contrasting platinum-group element geochemistry of post-collisional porphyry Cu ± Au ore-bearing and barren suites in the central and southeastern Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran	7
Textural characteristics of ore mineral dendrites in banded quartz veins from low-sulfidation epithermal deposits: implications for the formation of bonanza-type precious metal enrichment	7
The effects of iron-rich ultramafic pegmatite on the composition and mineralogy of the UG2 chromitite: a case study in the western Bushveld Complex, South Africa	7
Temperature and oxygen state of kimberlite magma from the North China Craton and their implication for diamond survival	7