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 |