Key factors in the genesis of Noril'sk, Sudbury, Jinchuan, Voisey's Bay and other world‐class Ni‐Cu‐PGE deposits: Implications for exploration

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-315

  Naldrett, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Exploration; Nickel; Sulfide deposits

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; PGE;

CANADA, LABRADOR, VOISEYO BAY; CANADA, ONTARIO, SUDBURY; CHINA, SICHUAN PROVINCE, JINCHUAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SIBERIA, NORILSK;

EID: 0031440171     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728314     Document Type: Article

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