Pathfinder elements of ore deposits (Geochemistry)

Type of deposits	Pathfinder element
Gold- Silver vein type, Gold- Silver- Cobalt- Copper- Zinc and complex sulfide ores	As
W- Be- Zn- Mo- Cu- Pb- Skarns, Sn- Ba veins	B
Cu- Pb- Zn- Silver & Complex sulfide deposits	Hg, Zn
Ba- Ag vein deposit, Porphyry Cu	Mn
Wolframite- Tin contact metamorphic deposits	Mo
Porphyry Cu, Barium- Silver deposits	Mn, Mo, Au, Te
Platinum- Palladium in mafic/ultramafic	Cu- Ni- Cr- Pd- Co
Uranium (all type)	Rn, Cu, Bi, As
Uranium (Sedimentary type)	Se, V, Mo
Sulfide deposits of all types	SO₄