A new method for spatial centrographic analysis of mineral deposit clusters

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-305

  Mamuse, Antony ^a   Porwal, Alok ^a   Kreuzer, Oliver ^b   Beresford, Steve ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Regalpoint Exploration Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capture efficiency; Kambalda; Nickel; Spatio geometric; Standard deviational ellipse; Standard distance circle

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; KAMBALDA; SPATIO-GEOMETRIC; STANDARD DEVIATIONAL ELLIPSE; STANDARD DISTANCE CIRCLE;

DEPOSITS; GEOMETRY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; NICKEL ALLOYS; ORE DEPOSITS; SILICATE MINERALS; STANDARDS;

NICKEL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; KOMATIITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; NICKEL; ORE BODY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAMBALDA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 70350003710     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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