Geophysical Study: Estimation of Deposit Depth Using Gravimetric Data and Euler Method (Jalalabad Iron Mine, Kerman Province of IRAN) — Oak Academic Publishing
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Geophysical Study: Estimation of Deposit Depth Using Gravimetric Data and Euler Method (Jalalabad Iron Mine, Kerman Province of IRAN)
Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Faculty of Mining, Petroleum & Geophysics Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
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Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
1 Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
4 Faculty of Mining, Petroleum & Geophysics Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
5 Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Mineral exploration is done by different methods. Geophysical and geochemical studies are two powerful tools in this field. In integrated studies, the results of each study are used to determine the location of the drilling boreholes. The purpose of this study is to use field geophysics to calculate the depth of mineral reserve. The study area is located 38 km from Zarand city called Jalalabad iron mine. In this study, gravimetric data were measured and mineral depth was calculated using the Euler method. 1314 readings have been performed in this area. The rocks of the region include volcanic and sedimentary. The source of the mineralization in the area is hydrothermal processes. After gravity measuring in the region, the data were corrected, then various methods such as anomalous map remaining in levels one and two, upward expansion, first and second-degree vertical derivatives, analytical method, and analytical signal were drawn, and finally, the depth of the deposit was estimated by Euler method. As a result, the depth of the mineral deposit was calculated to be between 20 and 30 meters on average.
KeywordsGeophysical StudyDepth EstimationGravimetric DataEuler MethodJalalabad Iron Mine
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