Genesis of Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Deposits
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Deposits".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 1045
Special Issue Editors
Interests: isotope geochemistry; economic geology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits are important targets worldwide, especially in countries utilizing their mineral resources to create job opportunities and develop infrastructure. These deposit types produce large quantities of economically useful base metals such as lead and zinc, and have great potential for some of the so-called critical and/or strategic minerals needed for the energy transition. Given the increasing demand for these commodities and the export restrictions imposed by major producing countries, resources of this type necessitate in-depth investigation since they are part of our commitment to ensure societal development on a sustainable Earth. The technological and economic future of many countries is critically reliant on the continuation of prospecting, discovery, and exploitation of new resources.
The formation of MVT ore is a complex process involving the concomitant interplay between several factors within the subsurface, including basin evolution, tectonic compression, geochemical evolution of basinal brines, organic matter maturation, fluid pathways and transport, and geodynamic settings that control the distribution and deposition of the exploited ore. Supergene processes are also important in the redistribution and reconcentration of critical metals during fluid–rock interactions. However, there are still fundamental gaps in our understanding of the genesis of MVT deposits. Understanding their genesis can lead to modeling and predicting where this important type of ore deposit may be concentrated, which can ultimately lead to the identification of yet-to-be-found deposits.
The open access journal Minerals is pleased to announce a new Special Issue titled "Genesis of Mississippi Valley-type Ore Deposits". The goal of this Special Issue is to gather relevant contributions (original research articles and review papers) that offer insights into the geological processes that lead to the formation of MVT ore deposits. We would like to cordially invite you to consider submitting your manuscript to this Special Issue.
Dr. Adriana Potra
Dr. Mohammed Bouabdellah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genesis of Mississippi valley-type (MVT) ore deposits
- geochronology of MVT ore deposits
- sources of sulfur and metals
- modeling of hydrothermal fluid flow
- potential for critical minerals
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