The history and economics of gold mining in China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue P3, 2015, Pages 718-727

  Zhang, Rui ^a   Pian, Huayan ^a   Santosh, M ^a   Zhang, Shouting ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Economics; Geology; Gold deposits; History

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ECONOMICS; GEOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD MINES; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; GROWTH RATE; HISTORY; ORES; PLACER MINING; SILK;

CHINA; INDUSTRIAL OUTPUTS; JIAODONG PENINSULAS; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINING TECHNIQUES; NORTH CHINA CRATON; RATE OF PRODUCTIONS; UNDERGROUND TUNNELS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

ECONOMIC HISTORY; GOLD MINE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA;

EID: 84912150725     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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