Predicting gold-rich epithermal and porphyry systems in the central Andes with a continental-scale metallogenic GIS

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 39-67

  Billa, M ^a   Cassard, D ^a   Lips, A L W ^a   Bouchot, V ^a   Tourliere B ^a   Stein, G ^a   Guillou Frottier, L ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Andes; Cenozoic; GIS; Gold; Metallogeny; Multi criteria processing

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRY SYSTEMS; THEMATIC LAYERS;

MINING; ORES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GIS; GOLD; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042668385     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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