Mining Fool's Gold

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-72

  McQueen, Grant ^a   Thorley, Steven ^a  

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EID: 0039407704     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v55.n2.2261     Document Type: Review

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