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6 - Exploration and Discovery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2017

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Carsten Laukamp ,
Erick Ramanaidou ,
Martin Wells  and
Kai Yang
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Markus Gräfe ,
Craig Klauber ,
Angus J. McFarlane  and
David J. Robinson
Markus Gräfe
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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
Craig Klauber
Affiliation:
Curtin University of Technology, Perth
Angus J. McFarlane
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra
David J. Robinson
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra
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Clays in the Minerals Processing Value Chain , pp. 263 - 301
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