The journal, now published semi-quarterly, was first published in 1905 by the Economic Geology Publishing Company (PUBCO), a not-for-profit company established for the purpose of publishing a periodical devoted to economic geology. On the founding of SEG in 1920, a cooperative arrangement between PUBCO and SEG made the journal the official organ of the Society, and PUBCO agreed to carry the Society's name on the front cover under the heading "Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists". PUBCO and SEG continued to operate as cooperating but separate entities until 2001, when the Board of Directors of PUBCO and the Council of SEG, by unanimous consent, approved a formal agreement of merger. The former activities of the PUBCO Board of Directors are now carried out by a Publications Board, a new self-governing unit within SEG.

《Economic Geology》是一本由SOC ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC出版商出版的专业地学期刊，该刊创刊于1930年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：地球科学 2区，小类学科：矿物学 1区；地球化学与地球物理 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖地球化学与地球物理等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外地球化学与地球物理工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为5.086，平均审稿速度约6.0个月。