Deep massive sulphide exploration using 2D and 3D geoelectrical and induced polarization data in Skellefte mining district, northern Sweden

ABSTRACT Geoelectrical and induced polarization data from measurements along three profiles and from one 3D survey are acquired and processed in the central Skellefte District, northern Sweden. The data were collected during two field campaigns in 2009 and 2010 in order to delineate the structures r...

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Published in:Geophysical Prospecting 2016-11, Vol.64 (6), p.1602-1619
Main Authors: Tavakoli, Saman, Bauer, Tobias E., Rasmussen, Thorkild M., Weihed, Pär, Elming, Sten-Åke
Format: Article
Language:English
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Data mining
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Exploration Geophysics
Geoelectricity
Geophysics
Induced polarization
Information dissemination
Malmgeologi
Ore Geology
Petrophysical data
Prospekteringsgeofysik
Resistivity imaging
Skellefte District
Sulfides
Volcanogenic massive sulphide
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Summary:ABSTRACT Geoelectrical and induced polarization data from measurements along three profiles and from one 3D survey are acquired and processed in the central Skellefte District, northern Sweden. The data were collected during two field campaigns in 2009 and 2010 in order to delineate the structures related to volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits and to model lithological contacts down to a maximum depth of 1.5 km. The 2009 data were inverted previously, and their joint interpretation with potential field data indicated several anomalous zones. The 2010 data not only provide additional information from greater depths compared with the 2009 data but also cover a larger surface area. Several high‐chargeability low‐resistivity zones, interpreted as possible massive sulphide mineralization and associated hydrothermal alteration, are revealed. The 3D survey data provide a detailed high‐resolution image of the top ∼450 m of the upper crust around the Maurliden East, North, and Central deposits. Several anomalies are interpreted as new potential prospects in the Maurliden area, which are mainly concentrated in the central conductive zone. In addition, the contact relationship between the major geological units, e.g., the contact between the Skellefte Group and the Jörn Intrusive Complex, is better understood with the help of 2010 deep‐resistivity/chargeability data. The bottommost part of the Vargfors basin is imaged using the 2010 geoelectrical and induced polarization data down to ∼1‐km depth.
ISSN:0016-8025
1365-2478
1365-2478
DOI:10.1111/1365-2478.12363