Development of sampling and assaying protocols at the new Bendigo gold project, Victoria, Australia

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 175-183

  Johansen, G F ^a   Dominy, S C ^b,c  

^a Bendigo Mining Ltd

^b Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK SAMPLINGS; GEOLOGICAL DATUMS; GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; GOLD PARTICLES; GOLD PROJECTS; IN-SITU; MINERALISATION; PRACTICAL METHODS; REPRESENTIVITY; TURN-AROUND; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

ARSENIC; BLENDING; DIAMONDS; GOLD; LANDFORMS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; ORE SAMPLING; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; REEFS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

DIAMOND DRILLING;

EID: 58049162246     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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