16 Energy and Mineral Resources – An Introduction to Geology
Gold was introduced by hydrothermal fluids which reacted with silty calcareous rocks, removing carbonate, creating additional permeability, and adding silica and goldbearing pyrite in the pore space between grains. The BetzePost mine and the Gold Quarry mine on the "Carlin Trend" are two of the largest of the disseminated gold deposits in ...