Groundwaters in mineral exploration

Groundwaters in mineral exploration Matthew I. Leybourne Eion M. Cameron  

Keywords groundwater, mineral exploration, deposit types, isotopes 

A geochemical anomaly develops in groundwater by flow through mineralization interpretation is greatly enhanced where there is information 

Goodfellow 2003 Gilliss et al. 2004). Interpretation of hydrology is simplified in regions dominated by porous flow in unconfined aquifers, and significantly more complicated where flow is fracture-dominated, or where significant density contrasts between different groundwater flow systems exist (Carey et al. 2003). 

A full understanding of groundwater geochemistry requires analysis and 

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