Oxidised gold deposits: Relationships between oxidation and relative position of the water‐table

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-108

  Mann, A W ^a,b  

^a A W Mann and Associates   (Australia)

^b Geochemistry Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exploration; Geochemistry; Gold deposits; Leaching; Oxidation; Water table

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; OXIDATION; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031820872     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728371     Document Type: Article

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