Question

difference between mines and deposits

Answer 1

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an orebody, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized package that is of economic interest to the miner.

Mineral deposits are naturally occurring accumulations or concentrations of metals or minerals of sufficient size and concentration that might, under favourable circumstances, have economic value. Economic concentrations of metals or other mineral commodities are known as ore.

Answer 2

deposit and mine

is that deposit is sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material sometimes refers to ore or gems while mine is an excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels or mine can be .