Automated drill core logging using visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy: A case study from the Olympic Dam Iocg deposit, South Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-296

  Tappert, Michelle ^a   Rivard, Benoit ^a   Giles, David ^b   Tappert, Ralf ^a   Mauger, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CONCENTRATION; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; AUTOMATED SCANNING; COMPOSITIONAL INFORMATION; DRILL CORE; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; OLYMPICS; PHENGITE; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; CORE DRILLING; DAMS; DEPOSITS; DRILLS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MINERALS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY;

REFLECTION;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COPPER; CORE LOGGING; DRILLING; GOLD; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDE; NEAR INFRARED; PHENGITE; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

AUSTRALIA; OLYMPIC DAM; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955140461     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.106.2.289     Document Type: Article

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