Structural controls on Witwatersrand gold mineralisation

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 1067-1086

  Jolley, S J ^a,b   Freeman, S R ^a   Barnicoat, A C ^a,c   Phillips, G M ^a   Knipe, R J ^a   Pather, A ^d   Fox, N P C ^d   Strydom, D ^e   Birch, M T G ^d   Henderson, I H C ^a,f   Rowland, T W ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Shell UK Exploration and   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d AngloGold Ashanti Limited   (South Africa)

^e Anglo Platinum South Africa   (South Africa)

^f Mineral Resources Division   (Norway)

^g GOLD FIELDS LIMITED   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fracture; Hydrothermal gold; Mechanical stratigraphy; Propagation; Thrust; Witwatersrand

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; THRUST-FRACTURE NETWORKS;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GOLD; HYDROCARBONS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; THRUST FAULT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND;

EID: 11144357067     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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