Significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States

Economic Geology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 629-644

  Long, Keith R ^a   DeYoung Jr , John H ^a   Ludington, Steve ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; LEAD; MINERAL RESOURCE; ORE DEPOSIT; SILVER; ZINC;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033918442     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.3.629     Document Type: Article

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