Biogeochemical exploration for gold in tropical rain forest regions of Papua New Guinea

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 227-243

  McInnes, Brent I A ^a,d   Dunn, Colin E ^b   Cameron, Eion M ^b   Kameko, Linus ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c CSIRO Div of Exploration and Mining ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochemical prospecting; Gold; Mineral exploration; New Guinea; Ore deposits; Southwest Pacific

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GOLD DEPOSITS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

ASTRONIDIUM PALAUENSE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LIHIR; PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SIMBERI;

EID: 0030439177     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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