The geology and mineralisation at the Golden Pride gold deposit, Nzega Greenstone Belt, Tanzania

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 751-764

  Vos, I M A ^a,b,e   Bierlein, F P ^b,f   Standing, J S ^c   Davidson, G ^d  

^a Resolute Tanzania Limited   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Jigsaw Geoscience Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e SRK CONSULTING   (Canada)

^f Afmeco Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Golden Pride; Lake Victoria Goldfields; Late Archaean; Orogenic gold; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CHLORITE; GOLD; HANGING WALL; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SHEAR ZONE; SULFIDE; TELLURIDE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 70349995996     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-009-0245-3     Document Type: Article

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