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Application of mineral norm calculation in the resource evaluation of the sulphide and non-sulphide Zn-Pb mineralisation of the Florida Canyon MVT deposit, Peru

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Pages 96-105 | Received 11 Mar 2019, Accepted 08 May 2019, Published online: 23 May 2019

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