Exploration applications of copper isotopes in the supergene environment: A case study of the bayugo porphyry copper-gold deposit, Southern Philippines

Economic Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1447-1463

  Braxton, David ^a,c   Mathur, Ryan ^b  

^a Anglo American Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Anglo American Exploration   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFIDES; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPE VALUES; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; ISOTOPIC VALUES; ISOTOPICALLY ENRICHED; LEACHED CAPS; MAPPING TECHNIQUES; PHILIPPINES; PORPHYRY COPPERS; RAYLEIGH FRACTIONATION; SECONDARY PHASIS; SOURCE AREA; SUPERGENE; SURFACE SAMPLE;

COPPER; DEPOSITS; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; IRON; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COPPER OXIDES;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUND; DRILLING; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXPLORATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GOLD; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON OXIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEACHING; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; PORPHYRY; SUPERGENE PROCESS;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 81855220332     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.106.8.1447     Document Type: Article

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