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Strategic metal deposits of the Arctic Zone

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Mineral commodities rank high in the economies of Arctic countries, and the status of mineral resources and the dynamics of their development are of great importance. The growing tendency to develop strategic metal resources in the Circumarctic Zone is outlined in a global perspective. The Russian Arctic Zone is the leading purveyor of these metals to domestic and foreign markets. The comparative analysis of tendencies in development of strategic metal resources of the Arctic Zone in Russia and other countries is crucial for the elaboration of trends of geological exploration and research engineering. This paper provides insight into the development of Arctic strategic metal resources in global perspective. It is shown that the mineral resource potential of the Arctic circumpolar metallogenic belt is primarily controlled by large and unique deposits of nonferrous, noble, and rare metals. The prospective types of economic strategic metal deposits in the Russian Arctic Zone are shown.

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    N. S. Bortnikov, K. V. Lobanov, A. V. Volkov, A. L. Galyamov, I. V. Vikent’ev, N. N. Tarasov, V. V. Distler, A. V. Lalomov, V. V. Aristov, K. Yu. Murashov, I. A. Chizhova & R. M. Chefranov

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Original Russian Text © N.S. Bortnikov, K.V. Lobanov, A.V. Volkov, A.L. Galyamov, I.V. Vikent’ev, N.N. Tarasov, V.V. Distler, A.V. Lalomov, V.V. Aristov, K.Yu. Murashov, I.A. Chizhova, R.M. Chefranov, 2015, published in Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 2015, Vol. 57, No. 6, pp. 479–500.

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Bortnikov, N.S., Lobanov, K.V., Volkov, A.V. et al. Strategic metal deposits of the Arctic Zone. Geol. Ore Deposits 57, 433–453 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075701515060021

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