A guide for mineral exploration through the regolith in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Keywords

Yilgarn Craton, Regolith, Geology, Mineral exploration, Earth science

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• Ore Deposit GeologyJohn Ridley — 2013
• Geochemistry and dating of iron (III) oxides and clays of the Australian regolithB. Karamiqucham — 2014
• A review of metal transfer mechanisms through transported cover with emphasis on the vadose zone within the Australian regolithRavi Anand, Mehrooz Aspandiar, Ryan Noble — 2016
• Regolith-landform processes and geochemical exploration for base metal deposits in regolith-dominated terrains of the Mt Isa region, northwest Queensland, AustraliaRavi Anand — 2016
• The development of regolith exploration geochemistry in the tropics and sub-tropicsC.R.M. Butt — 2016
• Mineral exploration and basement mapping in areas of deep transported cover using indicator heavy minerals and paleoredox fronts, Yilgarn Craton, Western AustraliaWalid Salama, Ravi Anand, Michael Verrall — 2016
• The chemistry of hydrothermal magnetite: A reviewPatrick Nadoll, Thomas Angerer, Jeffrey L. Mauk — 2014
• Redistribution and mobilization of titanium, zirconium and thorium in an intensely weathered lateritic profile in Western AustraliaXin Du, Andrew W. Rate, Mary Gee — 2012
• Unmixing the effects of vegetation in airborne hyperspectral mineral maps over the Rocklea Dome iron-rich palaeochannel system (Western Australia)Maarten Haest, Thomas Cudahy, Andrew Rodger — 2013
• Regional exploration for channel and playa uranium deposits in Western Australia using groundwaterRyan Noble, D.J. Gray, Nathan Reid — 2011
• The association of gold with calcreteM.J. Lintern — 2015
• Paleoproterozoic regolith beneath wave-cut erosion surfaces preserved on the northern margin of the Yilgarn Craton, Western AustraliaD. F. Lascelles — 2014
• A review of volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) mineralization in the Archaean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: Tectonic, stratigraphic and geochemical associationsSteven P. Hollis, C.J. Yeats, Stephen Wyche — 2015
• Feasibility of Monitoring Techniques for Substances Mobilised by CO2 Storage in Geological FormationsLinda Stalker, Ryan Noble, Bobby Pejcic — 2011
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