Gold deposits in china: Main types and potential

International Geology Review

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1006-1019

  Yang, Kaihui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 0030322395     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465378     Document Type: Article

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