Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge.: Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, Beijing, China, 18–21 August, 2005. Jingwen Mao and Frank P. Bierlein, Editors. Volumes 1 and 2. 1613 Pp. 791 black-and-white figures and one CD-ROM. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. Springer. ISBN 10 3-540-27945-8 and ISBN 13 978-3-540-27945-7. Price 199.95 euros (US$241).

This two-volume book contains peer-reviewed short articles for papers presented at the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, held in Beijing, China, from August 18 to 21, 2005. This publication of the conference proceedings marks the 40^th anniversary of the SGA. The 399 short papers in the proceedings volumes are typically four pages apiece and cover a wide range of economic geology-related topics for locations in more than 40 countries, with an emphasis on China, and also including Algeria, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mongolia,...