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Gold Exploration

The document presents a case study on geophysical exploration for gold and associated minerals in the Wadi ElBeida area of Egypt, utilizing various geoelectrical methods such as resistivity, self-potential, and induced polarization. It discusses the significance of electrode spacing in electrical resistivity measurements and includes details on the instruments used for these surveys. The findings are illustrated through geological and magnetic anomaly maps, highlighting low resistive zones indicative of ore bodies.

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Gold Exploration

The document presents a case study on geophysical exploration for gold and associated minerals in the Wadi ElBeida area of Egypt, utilizing various geoelectrical methods such as resistivity, self-potential, and induced polarization. It discusses the significance of electrode spacing in electrical resistivity measurements and includes details on the instruments used for these surveys. The findings are illustrated through geological and magnetic anomaly maps, highlighting low resistive zones indicative of ore bodies.

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Geophysical exploration for gold and

associated minerals, case study:


Wadi ElBeida area,
South Eastern Desert
, Egypt
By:Sultan Awad Sultan
Professor of Geophysics
Geomagnetism & Geoelectrical Dept.
NRIAG-HELWAN
Published 2010

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Geoelectrical Methods

 Geoelectric tools
• Resistivity (Schulmberger, Wenner, Dipole-
Dipole)
• Self-potential
• Induced polarization

* Magnetic Method

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Electrical
Resisitivity
Measurements
(ER)

What will be gained by


changing electrode
spacing?

Depth of ER survey:
i.e., greater spacing
influences deeper

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Instruments

Syscal-R2 Geointernational- Res Master


816D-IP

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Electrical Resistivity Araays
1-Schlumberger array
(Vertical Electrical Sounding) VES

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Self-Potential (SP)

Small currents are naturally produced beneath the


Earth's surface. The Self Potential or
Spontaneous Potential (SP) geophysical method
measures the potential difference produced
by the currents between any two points
on the ground surface.

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Induced Polarization
 Induced polarization (IP) is a geophysical imaging
technique used to identify subsurface materials, such
as ore.
The method is an electric current is induced
into the subsurface through two electrodes,
and voltage is monitored through two other
electrodes.
 Time domain IP methods measure the voltage decay
or chargeability over a specified time interval after
the induced voltage is removed.

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SP
ER
IP

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Location

Geological
Map

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Total Intensity magnetic
anomaly map

First vertical derivative


magnetic maps

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Euler Solutions

Magnetic Model along


profile M4

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Self-Potential survey (SP)

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Gradient IP map.

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Resistivity map. Ore Body = Low resistive zone

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Low Resistive zone

IP= chargeability
msec

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Low Resistive zone

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Low Resistive zone
Low Resistive zone

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Thank you

Published in
International Journal
Sultan A. Sultan
2010

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