Classification and reporting of mineral resources for high-nugget effect gold vein deposits

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-233

  Dominy, Simon C ^a   Stephenson, Patrick R ^b   Annels, Alwyn E ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Mining Consult Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c SRK CONSULTING   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MINERAL RESOURCE; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE GRADE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 0041691231     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/0100215     Document Type: Article

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