Geophysical methods in mineral exploration: Specific techniques and their applications.
Over the past decade, there have been increased activities around mineral exploration and production. International Organizing Committee for the World …
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Overview It may just look like an enormous, flying spider web towed behind a helicopter, but the ZTEM airborne geophysical …
Hunting for Giants: An Introduction to ZTEM Surveys in Mineral Exploration Read More »
Overview During early exploration, particularly in ‘greenfield’ areas away from mines or known mineralisation, very little information is known about …
Geophysical methods are particularly useful in diamond exploration. They tend to work well because kimberlite pipes, the diamond hosting rock, …
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There are a number of airborne geophysical methods used within the minerals exploration industry. Some of the most commonly used ones …
Resistivity Method – The Basics Without going into the physics of Ohm’s law, if you run a current through different …
Magnetotellurics (MT) It sounds a like something from science fiction but magnetotellurics (MT) is just a fancy name for an …
Exploration using telluric currents – MT and CSAMT Read More »
Gravity Surveys – The Basics Gravity surveys measure minute variations in gravity. Gravity at every point on the surface of …
Oil and Gas Exploration Commonly, seismic surveys are used in oil and gas exploration to identify structures and rock layers …
Although ground magnetic surveys measure rock magnetism, they can help find minerals that aren’t magnetic, including gold. In fact, the …
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