Economic evaluations in exploration

Economic Evaluations in Exploration

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-250

  Wellmer, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Dalheimer, Manfred ^b   Wagner, Markus ^b  

^a Neue Sachlichkeit   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

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EID: 84892207629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73559-5     Document Type: Book

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