Modeling outflow from the Ernest Henry Fe oxide Cu-Au deposit: Implications for ore genesis and exploration

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-46

  Mark, Geordie ^a   Wilde, Andy ^a   Oliver, Nicholas H S ^b   Williams, Patrick J ^b   Ryan, Chris G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ernest Henry Cu Au mine; Fe oxide Cu Au mineralization; Geochemical modeling; Geochemist's Workbench; Spent ore fluids

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; HYPERSALINE FLUIDS; MINERALIZATION; OUTFLOW ZONES;

COPPER MINES; GEOPHYSICS; GOLD DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INCLUSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; POROSITY; REDOX REACTIONS; ROCKS;

IRON OXIDES;

COPPER; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

EID: 10944248419     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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