Integrated geological and geophysical exploration for concealed ores beneath cover in the Chaihulanzi goldfield, northern China

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 605-621

  Liu, Hongtao ^a   Liu, Jianming ^a   Yu, Changming ^a   Ye, Jie ^a   Zeng, Qingdong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; SOUNDING APPARATUS;

CHAIHULANZI GOLD-FIELD; GOLD MINERALIZATION; PRINCIPAL MINERALIZED SHEAR SYSTEM;

GOLD MINES;

DRILLING; EXPLORATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GOLD MINE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33748376681     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2006.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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