Role of CO2 in the formation of gold deposits

Much of global gold production has come from deposits with uneconomic concentrations of base metals, such as copper, lead and zinc. These 'gold-only' deposits are thought to have formed from hot, aqueous fluids rich in carbon dioxide, but only minor significance has been attached to the ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Phillips, G., Evans, Katy
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10777