An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
A guide for mineral exploration through the regolith in the Yilgarn Craton,
By R. R. Anand & C. R. M. Butt
The Yilgarn Craton is one of the world's principal mineral provinces, with considerable resources of gold, nickel, bauxite and iron ore, as well as lesser amounts of a wide range of other commodities. As such, it is a major target for exploration. However, as most of the Craton has been exposed to sub-aerial conditions since at least the Late Proterozoic, it has had a long history of weathering and erosion under a wide variety of climatic conditions, resulting in a widespread and complex regolith cover...
