Introduction to the Special Issue: GIS-based mineral potential modelling and geological data analyses for mineral exploration

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 477-483

  Porwal, Alok ^a,b   Carranza, Emmanuel John M ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

GEOLOGICAL DATA; GIS-BASED;

MINERALS;

EID: 84938963472     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.04.017     Document Type: Editorial

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