A geomicrobiological study of soils collected from auriferous areas of Argentina

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-227

  Melchior, Alain ^a   Dejonghe, Léon ^a,c   Hughes, Guillermo ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b Dirrecion Gen Minas y Geol Chubut   (Argentina)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bacillus cereus; Base metals; Gold; Microbiology; Soil geochemistry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL SURVEYS; SOIL TESTING; SULFIDE MINERALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOMICROBIAL ANALYSIS; GOLD MINERALIZATION; SOIL ANOMALIES; SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY;

SOILS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; GOLD; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

ARGENTINA, CHUBUT PROVINCE;

EID: 0030289732     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00043-X     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Melchior, A., Cardenas, J. and Dejonghe, L., 1994a. Geomicrobiology applied to mineral exploration in Mexico. J. Geochem. Explor., 51: 193-212.
2. Melchior, A., Cardenas, J. and Dejonghe, L., 1994b. Etude géobactériochimique de minéralisations aurifères du Mexique. Chron. Rech. Min., 517: 3-21.
3. Neybergh, H., Moureau, Z., Gerard, P., Verraes, G. and Sulten, E., 1991. Utilisation des concentrations de Bacillus cereus dans les sols comme technique de prospection des gîtes aurifères. Chron. Rech. Min., 502: 37-46.
4. Parduhn, N.L. and Watterson, J.R., 1984. Preliminary studies of Bacillus cereus distribution near a gold vein deposit and a disseminated gold deposit. U.S. Geol. Surv. Open File Rep. 84-509, 6 pp.
5. Parduhn, N.L., Watterson, J.R. and Silberman, M.L., 1985. Geomicrobial exploration for subsurface gold deposits. In: Denver Region. Explor. Geolog. Symp. Denver, 6 pp.
6. Parduhn, N.L., Watterson, J.R. and Silberman, M.L., 1987. Distribution of Bacillus cereus spores over four subsurface gold deposits; a progress report. In: Proc. Denver Region. Explor. Geol. Soc. Symp., Organic and Ore Dep., pp. 115-118.
7. Parduhn, N.L., 1988. A bacterial method of mineral exploration using Bacillus cereus. In: Proc. Randol Perth Int. Gold Conf., Perth, pp. 14-16.
8. Parduhn, N.L., 1991. A microbial method of mineral exploration: a case history at the Mesquit deposit. J. Geochem. Explor., 41: 137-149.
9. Watterson, J.R., Clark, J.R., Leatham, S., Tucker, R.E., Parduhn, N.L. and Elliott, S.S., 1983. Bacillus cereus, a metal indicator microorganism: possible applications in prospecting. In: 10th Int. Geochem. Explor. Symp., Espoo/Helsinki, Abstract 85.
10. Watterson, J.R., 1985. A procedure for estimating Bacillus cereus in soil and stream sediment samples - a potential exploration technique. J. Geochem. Explor., 23: 243-252.
11. Watterson, J.R., Nagy, L.A. and Updegraff, D.M., 1986. Penicillin resistance in soil bacteria is an index of soil metal content near a porphyry copper deposit and near a concealed massive sulfide deposit. In: D. Carlisle, W.L. Berry, I.R. Kaplan and J.R. Watterson (Editors), Mineral Exploration: Biological Systems and Organic Matter. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, pp. 328-350.