The use of neutron activation analysis in gold prospecting in small-scale mining in Ghana

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 653-658

  Ahmad, K ^a   Dampare, S B ^a   Adomako, D ^a   Opata, N N ^a   Quagraine, R E ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; ARSENIC 76; GOLD; GOLD 198; MERCURY; MERCURY 197; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GHANA; MINING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROCK; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3543014381     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JRNC.0000028227.81455.f7     Document Type: Article

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