Geophysical case study of the Iso and New Insco deposits, Québec, Canada, Part I: Data comparison and analysis

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 53-63

  Cheng, L Z ^a   Smith, R S ^b   Allard, M ^c   Keating, P ^d   Chouteau, M ^e   Lemieux, J ^b   Vallee M A ^b   Bois, D ^a   Fountain, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b Fugro Airborne Surveys Canada   (Canada)

^c Falconbridge Limited   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airborne Electromagnetic survey; Geophysics; Iso; New Insco; Rouyn Noranda mining camp; Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE BODY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33845433608     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsemg.15.1-2.53     Document Type: Article

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