ABSTRACT
A major new mineral resource database is being compiled for an international collaborative project on the mineral resources, metallogenesis, and tectonics of Northeast Asia. The database, that is a new English compilation of data on lode deposits and placer districts of the region, contains comprehensive data on locations, major and minor metals, mineral-deposit models, geological characteristics, and references. The project is being conducted by the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Jilin University (China), the China Geological Survey, the Korean Institute of Geology, Mining, and Materials, the Geological Survey of Japan, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
