Integration of sparse geologic information in gold targeting using logistic regression analysis in the Hutti-Maski schist belt, Raichur, Karnataka, India - A Case Study

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-250

  Sahoo, Nihar Ranjan ^a,b   Pandalai, Hari Shankar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Tata Infotech Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Gold targeting; Greenstone terrains; Logistic regression; Mineral exploration; Multielement geochemical data integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744539162     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021698115192     Document Type: Article

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