Metals are largely derived from the mantle or crust by partial melting and fluid-related leaching. Ligands can be provided from the same sources, or from the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. Transport is mainly by mechanical or mass transfer mechanisms and by fluids. On and near the surface, biological processes can also concentrate and transport ore components or remove non-ore component...

Abstract—Accurately positioning detection of concealed deposits or ore-bodies is one of the difficult problems in mineral exploration field. Theory calculation and exploration practices for tunnel gravity indicate that 3D high-precision Tunnel Gravity Exploration Method (TGEM) can find concealed high-density three-dimensional ore-bodies in the depth. The ore-finding breakthroughs at the depth o...

This paper introduces a neural network approach to the problem of ore grade estimation. The system under consideration consists of three neural network modules each responsible for a different area of the deposit, depending on the sampling density. Octant and quadrant search is used as a way of presenting input patterns to the modules. Both radial basis function networks and multi-layered perce...

Abstract The Xiong’ershan district in central China hosts broadly coeval porphyry Au (Qiyugou deposit), Mo (Leimengou and barren (Huashan pluton) systems. key controls on the ore potential different mineralization styles these systems are not well understood, with first-order differences fluid chemistry melt sources being main alternatives. inclusion characteristics of all three have been studi...

introduction tekieh lead-zinc ore deposit that is located in the sanandaj-sirjan structural zone has been recognized as one of the most important mineralized regions in malayer-isfahan metallogenic sub-state, south east of arak (momenzadeh and ziseman, 1981). carbonate host units have been developed along (or across) the vishan-tekieh anticline as the main structure extended in nw-se trends (an...