Estimation and reporting of mineral resources for coarse gold-bearing veins

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-42

  Dominy, Simon C ^a   Johansen, Garry F ^b   Cuffley, Brian W ^c   Platten, Ian M ^d   Annels, Alwyn E ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bendigo Mining NL   (Australia)

^c Ironbark Mining Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^e SRK CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MINERAL RESOURCE; QUARTZ VEIN; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0002075952     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/0090013     Document Type: Article

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