Gold predictivity mapping in French Guiana using an expert-guided data-driven approach based on a regional-scale GIS

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-500

  Cassard, D ^a   Billa, M ^a   Lambert, A ^a   Picot, J C ^a   Husson, Y ^a   Lasserre, J L ^a   Delor, C ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

GIS; Gold; Guiana Shield; Metallogeny; Multicriteria processing; Placer

Indexed keywords

GIS; GUIANA SHIELD; METALLOGENY; MULTICRITERIA PROCESSING; PLACER;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOPHYSICS; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; IN SITU PROCESSING; INSULATING MATERIALS; MAPS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; RANDOM VARIABLES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GIS; GOLD; MAPPING; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; MINING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLACER DEPOSIT;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53349162403     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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