Province-scale commonalities of some world-class gold deposits: Implications for mineral exploration
Discovery rates for all metals, including gold, are declining, the cost per significant discovery is increasing sharply, and the economic situation of the industry is one of low base rate. The current hierarchical structure of the exploration and mining industry makes this situation difficult to red...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498711500002X |