Characterisation and 3D modelling of a nuggety, vein-hosted gold ore body, Sunrise Dam, Western Australia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 67, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 222-234

  Hill, Evelyn June ^a   Oliver, Nicholas H S ^b   Cleverley, James S ^a   Nugus, Michael J ^c   Carswell, John ^c   Clark, Fraser ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Holcombe Coughlin Oliver   (Australia)

^c Sunrise Dam Gold Mine AngloGold Ashanti ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

3D modelling; Conditional probability; Gold; Nugget; Orebody

Indexed keywords

3D MODELLING; CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; GOLD ORES; NUGGET; OREBODY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GOLD;

GOLD; GOLD MINE; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84910048294     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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