Exploration for Iron Oxide Copper Gold Deposits in Zambia and Sweden; Comparison with the Australian Experience.
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Bruce Nisbet, John Cooke, Michael Richards and Craig Williams, Equinox Resources Limited, Australia.

Buyin - Porter, T.M. (Ed), 2000 - Hydrothermal Iron Oxide Copper-Gold and Related Deposits: A Global Perspective, PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, pp 297-308.

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