Vein mineralization at the Damang Gold Mine, Ghana: Controls on mineralization

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 1257-1273

  Tunks, Andrew J ^a   Selley, David ^a   Rogers, Jamie R ^b   Brabham, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Placer Dome Asia Pacific   (Australia)

^c Hellman and Schofield Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birimian; Damang; Fault fracture mesh; Gold mineralisation; Tarkwaian; West Africa

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRESSURES; MINERALIZATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GOLD MINES;

GOLD; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1942498759     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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