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Applied Earth Science
Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy: Section B
Volume 120, 2011 - Issue 2
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Original Article

3D visualisation of portable X-ray fluorescence data to improve geological understanding and predict metallurgical performance at Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia

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Pages 88-96 | Received 08 Nov 2011, Accepted 20 Jan 2012, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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