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To find reports with digital data available for download, search aris using the digital data keyword eg. Geobotanical prospecting means exploring mineral or ore deposits in an area with the help of plants growing in that area. Committee, association for mineral exploration british columbia fifth edition. Pdf this article points out the study of the plants which indicate about useful variety of minerals. Presented in a refreshingly nonlinear format, the book summarises much of what we know about this countrys geological history, discussing the fossil record and evolution of life across the continent, describing its mineral and energy reserves.
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