The criticality of metals: A perspective for geologists

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 393, Issue , 2014, Pages 291-302

  Graedel, T E ^a   Nassar, N T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; ORE DEPOSIT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84921402061     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP393.4     Document Type: Article

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