Linnaeus' hope was to find new plants, animals and possibly valuable minerals.

The areas around such calderas, he said, often hold clusters of valuable minerals.

With the discovery of valuable minerals here, there will be more men coming along.

This small settlement and area was historically a base for the winning of many valuable minerals.

The sea holds enormous quantities of valuable minerals dissolved in the water.

The expedition was also authorized to explore the country for valuable minerals.

We've traded valuable minerals and gotten useless junk in return.

We traded valuable minerals and got useless junk in return.

It is also near possible deposits of valuable minerals.

The county was named for the many valuable minerals found in the mountains and streams of the area.