Electromagnetic methods applied to exploration for deep nickel sulphides in the leinster area, western australia

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 222-228

  Stolz, Edward ^a  

^a BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down hole surveys; Leinster; Nickel sulphides; Regolith; Time domain electromagnetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009382055     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG00222     Document Type: Article

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