Exploration for uranium in the bhima BASIN in parts of Karnataka, India

Exploration and Research for Atomic Minerals

Volumn 14, Issue , 2002, Pages 59-78

  Pandit, S A ^a   Natarajan, V ^a   Raju, R Dhana ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bhima basin; Explroation; Gogi; Karnataka; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849105039     PISSN: 09709231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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