Major advances in exploration geochemistry, 1998-2007

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-16

  Cohen, D R ^a   Kelley, D L ^b   Anand, R ^c   Coker, W B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Zinifex Ltd   (United States)

^c CSIRO Exploration and Mining ^*  (Australia)

^d BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advances; Geochemical exploration; Metals; Minerals; Review

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY DETECTION; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; METALS; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; REVIEWS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADVANCES; EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GEOCHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MULTIVARIATE PATTERNS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; SULPHIDE MINERALIZATION;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIAMOND; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; LITHOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; MINERALS INDUSTRY; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; REGOLITH; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SULFIDE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERRAIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URANIUM;

EID: 77349113181     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-215     Document Type: Article

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