Multi-element association analysis of stream sediment geochemistry data for predicting gold deposits in Barramiya gold mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-14

  Harraz, Hassan Z ^a   Hamdy, Mohamed M ^a   El Mamoney, Mohamed H ^b  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gold; Multi element association geochemistry; Principal component analysis; R mode factor analysis; Stream sediment survey; Surficial dispersion of Au

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GOLD MINE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT;

EID: 84860503521     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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