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Sedimentary origin of gold and uranium in the Archean Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa

Posted on April 23, 2013 by stevepiercey

New research by Depiné et al. published in Mineralium Deposita provides critical evidence to the origin of gold and uranium in the Archean Witwatersrand Supergroup in South Africa. The Witwaterstrand Basin in South Africa accounts for 40% of the world’s gold … Continue reading →

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