Gold potential of a hidden Archean fault zone: The case of the Cadillac-Larder Lake fault

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 99-116

  Rabeau, O ^a   Legault, M ^b   Cheilletz, A ^c   Jebrak M ^d   Royer, J J ^c   Cheng, L Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D geomodelling; Cadillac Larder Lake fault; Mineral potential map; Orogenic gold; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOPHYSICS; LAKES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

3D GEOMODELLING; CADILLACS; OROGENIC GOLD; POTENTIAL MAP; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

FAULTING;

ARCHEAN; FAULT ZONE; GOLD; LITHOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; OPTIMIZATION; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

EID: 84864225336     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsemg.19.3-4.99     Document Type: Article

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