Iron Oxide Copper (-Gold) Deposits:
Their Position in the Ore Deposit Spectrum and Modes of Origin.
by
Douglas W Haynes, Chief Geologist, BHP Minerals Discovery, Australia.

Buyin - Porter, T.M. (Ed), 2000 - Hydrothermal Iron Oxide Copper-Gold and Related Deposits: A Global Perspective, PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, pp 71-90.

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