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Sep 18, 2016 selemani silingi concept of geophysical exploration exploration geophysics definition is an applied branch of geophysics, which uses physical methods at the surface of the earth to measure the physical properties of the subsurface, along with the anomalies in those properties. This reference book covers mineral exploration techniques from multiple dimensions, including the application of statistics both principal component analysis and factor analysis to multifractal modeling. Geological methods in mineral exploration and mining roger. However, during the long history of human beings, total depletion of a single mineral has never occurred. Mineral exploration and mining essentials stevens, robert allan on.
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