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Carlin Trend exploration history: Discovery of the Carlin deposit, by J. Alan Coope, 1991.

A firsthand account of the discovery of the Carlin gold deposit and the early exploration of the Carlin belt of extremely fine-grained gold--gold particles to be seen by the naked eye or to be discovered by panning. The associated geology and styles of mineralization of Carlin gold deposits are described and current informnation on reserves and production is presented.

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Special Publication 13, 16 pages, $3.00