Chapter 1 Lithium Mineralization, Contributions of Paleoclimates and Orogens 1 Éric GLOAGUEN, Jérémie MELLETON, Blandine GOURCEROL and Romain MILLOT -- 1.1 Properties and distribution of lithium in minerals and Earth reservoirs -- 1.1.1 Physicochemical properties of lithium -- 1.1.2 Uses of lithium -- 1.1.3 Lithium minerals -- 1.1.4 Distribution of lithium in Earth's reservoirs -- 1.2 Lithium metallogeny and gitology -- 1.2.1 Lithium behavior in geological processes -- 1.2.2 Lithium gitology and metallogeny: geological settings and types of mineralization -- 1.2.3 Geochemical cycle of lithium -- 1.3 Acknowledgments -- 1.4 References -- Chapter 2 Metallogeny of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada 63 Patrick MERCIER-LANGEVIN, Benoît DUBÉ, Michel G HOULÉ, Valérie BÉCU, Anne-Aurélie SAPPIN, Jean-Luc PILOTE and Sébastien CASTONGUAY -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Mining history -- 2.3 Geological context -- 2.3.1 Volcanic rocks -- 2.3.2 Sedimentary rocks -- 2.3.3 Intrusive rocks -- 2.3.4 Deformation and metamorphism -- 2.4 Mineral resources and metallogeny -- 2.4.1 Auriferous deposits -- 2.4.2 Cu-Zn-(Au-Ag-Pb) volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits -- 2.4.3 Ni-Cu-(PGE)-Cr-V deposits associated with mafic and ultramafic rocks -- 2.4.4 Fe deposits associated with Algoma-type iron formations -- 2.4.5 Miscellaneous types of deposits -- 2.4.6 Post-Archean deposits -- 2.5 An evolving industry: technical and scientific challenges, and innovations in the mineral resources world -- 2.5.1 Underground 4G LTE mobile network, the example of the LaRonde mining complex (Quebec) -- 2.5.2 Use of electric vehicles in mining, the example of the Borden mine (Ontario) -- 2.5.3 Mine wastes used in the restoration of an abandoned mine site, the example of the Manitou project (Quebec) -- 2.6 An exceptional metallogenic context: a brief discussion -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 Acknowledgments -- 2.9 References -- Chapter 3 The Unconformity-related Uranium Mineral System of the Athabasca Basin (Canada) 143 Patrick LEDRU, Antonio BENEDICTO, Guoxiang CHI, Charles KHAIRALLAH, Julien MERCADIER, Jonathan POH and John ROBBINS -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Defining the critical elements of the unconformity-related uranium mineral system of the Athabasca Basin -- 3.2.1 The architecture of the Athabasca Basin and its basement at the regional scale -- 3.2.2 The fluid flow system -- 3.2.3 Fertility -- 3.2.4 Preservation -- 3.3 Implication of the mineral system concept applied to the exploration of unconformity-related uranium deposits -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 3.5 References -- Chapter 4 North African Mississippi Valley-Type Deposit and Its Link with the Alpine Chain Evolution 195 Mohammed BOUABDELLAH -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Geological settings of MVT deposits of the Atlasic system: main ore deposits and districts -- 4.2.1 Morocco -- 4.2.2 Algeria -- 4.2.3 Tunisia -- 4.3 Discussion -- 4.3.1 Physicochemical characteristics of the mineralizing fluids -- 4.3.2 Source and origin of fluid salinity -- 4.3.3 Origin(s) and source(s) of mineralizing fluids -- 4.3.4 Origin of sulfur and ore depositional processes -- 4.3.5 Sulfide ore controls -- 4.3.6 Role of organic matter -- 4.3.7 Metal source(s) -- 4.3.8 Timing of sulfide ore formation -- 4.3.9 Genetic model(s) - conclusions -- 4.4 Supergene non-sulfide Pb-Zn mineralization associated with MVT deposits -- 4.4.1 Introduction -- 4.4.2 Supergene non-sulfide mineralization associated with MVT deposits of the Touissit-Bou Beker and Upper Moulouya districts -- 4.4.3 Non-sulfide mineralization associated with MVT deposits of the calamine-bearing province of Central and Eastern High Atlas -- 4.4.4 Supergene mineralization associated with MVT deposits of the Tunisian "Diapir Zone" -- 4.4.5 Discussion -- 4.5 Acknowledgments -- 4.6 References -- Chapter 5 West African Leo-Man Shield Metallogenic Province 265 Aurélien EGLINGER, Anne-Sylvie ANDRÉ-MAYER, Nicolas THÉBAUD and Quentin MASUREL -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Definition of a mineral system -- 5.1.2 Metallogenic period and province -- 5.2 Geology of LMS -- 5.2.1 The Archean Kénéma-Man domain: genesis of a continental crust -- 5.2.2 Columbia supercontinent: stabilization of LMS -- 5.2.3 The Paleoproterozoic Baoulé-Mossi domain -- 5.3 Spatiotemporal distribution of gold in LMS -- 5.3.1 Introduction -- 5.3.2 Archean gold -- 5.3.3 Paleoproterozoic gold -- 5.3.4 Alluvial and eluvial deposits -- 5.4 Spatiotemporal distribution of other LMS metallogenic systems -- 5.4.1 Iron -- 5.4.2 Nickel and chrome -- 5.4.3 Copper, zinc and lead -- 5.4.4 Diamond -- 5.4.5 Other mineral substances -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 5.6 References -- Appendix 1 Lithium Mineralization, Contributions of Paleoclimates and Orogens 307 Éric GLOAGUEN, Jérémie MELLETON, Blandine GOURCEROL and Romain MILLOT -- Appendix 2 Metallogeny of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada 309 Patrick MERCIER-LANGEVIN, Benoît DUBÉ, Michel G HOULÉ, Valérie BÉCU, Anne-Aurélie SAPPIN, Jean-Luc PILOTE and Sébastien CASTONGUAY -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 1.