Surficial placer gold deposits

dc.contributor.advisor	Moore, John
dc.contributor.author	Mann, P L
dc.date.accessioned	2026-03-04T07:36:56Z
dc.date.issued	1994
dc.description.abstract	This review summarises the factors which control the formation and distribution of surficial gold placer deposits. Regional tectonic and climatic conditions as well as gold source are considered. The characteristics of eluvial, alluvial, marine, glacial and fluvioglacial gold placer deposits are described. Particular attention is paid to the gold grains within these placers. These gold grains have a distinctive morphology and chemical composition which reflect the manner in which they were transported, deposited and concentrated within the placers. The knowledge of the processes which lead to the formation and location of surficial gold placers is then used to guide exploration and target potential deposits, which can then be evaluated.
dc.description.degree	Master's thesis
dc.description.degree	MSc
dc.format.extent	97 pages
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.other	http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018245
dc.identifier.uri	https://researchrepository.ru.ac.za/handle/123456789/5307
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology
dc.rights	Mann, P. L
dc.subject	Gold mines and mining
dc.subject	Gold ores -- Geology
dc.subject	Placer deposits
dc.title	Surficial placer gold deposits
dc.type	Academic thesis

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