Most geoscientists are familiar with the colorful LandSat imagery we have been provided with for almost 30 years. These multispectral data sets have allowed us to see the earth in colors not accessible to the human eye and hence allowed discrimination of previous, not distinguishable geological features. Technology has progressed and it is now possible to view the earth not only in a few, but h...

The aim of this study was to identify various sulfidic mineralized zones in the Ghare-Tappeh Cu deposit (NW Iran) based on geo-electrical data including induced polarization (IP) and resistivity (RS) using the concentration-volume (C-V) and number-size (N-S) fractal models. The fractal models were used to separate high and moderate sulfidic zones from low sulfidic zones and barren wall rocks. B...

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...