The geological setting and estimation of gold grade of the high-grade zone, Red lake mine, Goldcorp Inc

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 19-34

  Twomey, Tim ^a   McGibbon, Stephen ^a  

^a a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; MINING; ORE GRADE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

CANADA; ONTARIO; RED LAKE MINE;

EID: 0041852931     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/10.1-2.19     Document Type: Article

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