Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 125-134

  McMillan, W J ^a   Thompson, J F H ^b   Hart, C J R ^c   Johnston, S T ^d  

^a Min of Employment and Investment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Canada/Yukon Geoscience Office   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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