[Romulus]

Subsequently, geological processes formed the continents and concentrated the precious metals (and tungsten) in ore deposits

Oh. "Geological processes". Hmmm.

[Noumenon]

Dr. Thomas Gold had an idea that may prove to be correct after all - explains the origins of crustal metal deposits and diamonds as well: The Deep Hot Biosphere : The Myth of Fossil Fuels

[ArrogantBustard]

Oh. "Geological processes". Hmmm.

Maybe God really did make the world in 144 hours, to look exactly the way it looks now in 6000 years after creation.

And that's OK.

BUT ...

If you want to go out in the field and look for places where it will be profitable to dig up rocks and refine metals from them, theories about "geological processes" that take billions of years are more helpful.