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A Review of Electrical Methods as A Worthy Tool for Mineral Exploration

A Review of Electrical Methods as A Worthy Tool for Mineral Exploration AbstractThis paper focuses on the review of electrical geophysical methods such as electrical resistivity and induced polarization as a technique for mineral exploration. It highlights the general fundamental principles of the electrical methods and result from other investigations. Most rock – forming minerals are insulators, and electrical current is carried through rocks mainly by the passage of ions in pore waters. In light of this, most rocks conduct electricity by electrolytic rather than electronic processes. Since metals and most metallic sulphides conduct electricity efficiently by the flow of electrons, electrical method is efficient and important in environmental investigation especially in areas where metallic objects are the targets and also in the search for sulphide ores. The results from various research showed the applicability of these geophysical ground methods, specially the Induce Polarization method, as a support tool in the identification and selection of exploration targets for test drilling. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pakistan Journal of Geology de Gruyter

A Review of Electrical Methods as A Worthy Tool for Mineral Exploration

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de Gruyter
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© 2020 Priscillia Egbelehulu et al., published by Sciendo
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2521-2915
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2521-2923
DOI
10.2478/pjg-2020-0011
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AbstractThis paper focuses on the review of electrical geophysical methods such as electrical resistivity and induced polarization as a technique for mineral exploration. It highlights the general fundamental principles of the electrical methods and result from other investigations. Most rock – forming minerals are insulators, and electrical current is carried through rocks mainly by the passage of ions in pore waters. In light of this, most rocks conduct electricity by electrolytic rather than electronic processes. Since metals and most metallic sulphides conduct electricity efficiently by the flow of electrons, electrical method is efficient and important in environmental investigation especially in areas where metallic objects are the targets and also in the search for sulphide ores. The results from various research showed the applicability of these geophysical ground methods, specially the Induce Polarization method, as a support tool in the identification and selection of exploration targets for test drilling.

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Pakistan Journal of Geology – de Gruyter

Published: Dec 1, 2020

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