An orientation study of the heavy mineral signature of the NICO Co-Au-Bi deposit, Great Bear magmatic zone, NW Territories, Canada

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-307

  McMartin, I ^a   Corriveau, L ^a   Beaudoin, G ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gold grains; Indicator minerals; IOCG; Iron oxides; NICO

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HEMATITE; ICE; IRON DEPOSITS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PYRITES; SILICATE MINERALS; TITANIUM OXIDES; TUNGSTATE MINERALS;

GOLD GRAINS; IOCG; IRON OXIDE-COPPER-GOLD DEPOSITS; NICO; NON-FERROMAGNETIC; OXIDE COMPOSITIONS; PRACTICAL GUIDE; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

BISMUTH; COPPER; GOLD; HEAVY MINERAL; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 82955235642     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/10-IM-023     Document Type: Article

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