Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China
The Jiaodong Peninsula hosts the main large gold deposits and was the first gold production area in China; multisource and multiscale geoscience datasets are available. The area is the biggest drilling mineral-exploration zone in China. This study used three-dimensional (3D) modeling, geology, and o...
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| author | Bin Li Yongming Peng Xianyong Zhao Xiaoning Liu Gongwen Wang Huiwei Jiang Hao Wang Zhenliang Yang |
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| description | The Jiaodong Peninsula hosts the main large gold deposits and was the first gold production area in China; multisource and multiscale geoscience datasets are available. The area is the biggest drilling mineral-exploration zone in China. This study used three-dimensional (3D) modeling, geology, and ore body and alteration datasets to extract and synthesize mineralization information and analyze the exploration targeting in the Zhaoxian gold deposit in the northwestern Jiaodong Peninsula. The methodology and results are summarized as follows: The regional Jiaojia fault is the key exploration criterion of the gold deposit. The compression torsion characteristics and concave–convex section zones in the 3D deep environment are the main indicators of mineral exploration using 3D geological and ore-body modeling in the Zhaoxian gold deposit. The hyperspectral detailed measurement, interpretation, and data mining used drill-hole data (>1000 m) to analyze the vectors and trends of the ore body and ore-forming fault and the alteration-zone rocks in the Zhaoxian gold deposit. The short-wave infrared Pos2200 values and illite crystallinity in the alteration zone can be used to identify 3D deep gold mineralization and potential targets for mineral exploration. This research methodology can be globally used for other deep mineral explorations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b971aefcc25346ceb176a52abd49ab252023-11-24T01:29:49ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2022-10-011210127210.3390/min12101272Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, ChinaBin Li0Yongming Peng1Xianyong Zhao2Xiaoning Liu3Gongwen Wang4Huiwei Jiang5Hao Wang6Zhenliang Yang7School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaShandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Xincheng Gold Mine, Yantai 261438, ChinaShandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Xincheng Gold Mine, Yantai 261438, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Geography, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaShandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Application and Development of Big Data for Deep Gold Exploration, Weihai 264209, ChinaThe Jiaodong Peninsula hosts the main large gold deposits and was the first gold production area in China; multisource and multiscale geoscience datasets are available. The area is the biggest drilling mineral-exploration zone in China. This study used three-dimensional (3D) modeling, geology, and ore body and alteration datasets to extract and synthesize mineralization information and analyze the exploration targeting in the Zhaoxian gold deposit in the northwestern Jiaodong Peninsula. The methodology and results are summarized as follows: The regional Jiaojia fault is the key exploration criterion of the gold deposit. The compression torsion characteristics and concave–convex section zones in the 3D deep environment are the main indicators of mineral exploration using 3D geological and ore-body modeling in the Zhaoxian gold deposit. The hyperspectral detailed measurement, interpretation, and data mining used drill-hole data (>1000 m) to analyze the vectors and trends of the ore body and ore-forming fault and the alteration-zone rocks in the Zhaoxian gold deposit. The short-wave infrared Pos2200 values and illite crystallinity in the alteration zone can be used to identify 3D deep gold mineralization and potential targets for mineral exploration. This research methodology can be globally used for other deep mineral explorations.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/10/12723D geological modeling3D ore-body modelingspectral interpretation and 3D modelingmineral exploration and deep targetingZhaoxian gold deposit |
| spellingShingle | Bin Li Yongming Peng Xianyong Zhao Xiaoning Liu Gongwen Wang Huiwei Jiang Hao Wang Zhenliang Yang Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China Minerals 3D geological modeling 3D ore-body modeling spectral interpretation and 3D modeling mineral exploration and deep targeting Zhaoxian gold deposit |
| title | Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China |
| title_full | Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China |
| title_fullStr | Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China |
| title_short | Combining 3D Geological Modeling and 3D Spectral Modeling for Deep Mineral Exploration in the Zhaoxian Gold Deposit, Shandong Province, China |
| title_sort | combining 3d geological modeling and 3d spectral modeling for deep mineral exploration in the zhaoxian gold deposit shandong province china |
| topic | 3D geological modeling 3D ore-body modeling spectral interpretation and 3D modeling mineral exploration and deep targeting Zhaoxian gold deposit |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/10/1272 |
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