Regional exploration targeting model for Gangdese porphyry copper deposits

Resource Geology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-303

  Zuo, Renguang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Exploration targeting model; Gangdese; Mineral resource; Porphyry copper deposit

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; EXPLORATION; GIS; MAGMATISM; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

CHINA; XIZANG;

EID: 79959569830     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: 17513928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2011.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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