Sampling quality control

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 107-116

  Vallée, Marcel ^a  

^a Geoconseil Marcel Vallee Inc   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

MINERAL EXPLORATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0033550340     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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