The Evolution of the Ernest Henry Fe-Oxide-(Cu-Au) Hydrothermal System.
by
Geordie Mark, Nick H.S. Oliver & Patrick J. Williams, James Cook University Townsville, Rick K. Valenta MIM Exploration Pty Ltd, & Richard A. Crookes, Ernest Henry Mining Pty Ltd.

Buyin - Porter, T.M. (Ed), 2000 - Hydrothermal Iron Oxide Copper-Gold and Related Deposits: A Global Perspective, PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, pp 123-136.

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