Intrusion-related gold deposits associated with tungsten-tin provinces

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-334

  Thompson, J F H ^a,c   Sillitoe, R H ^b   Baker, T ^a   Lang, J R ^a   Mortensen, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Teck Corporation ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Teck Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ORE DEPOSIT; TIN; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 0032772107     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050207     Document Type: Article

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