Exploration of overlapped endogenous mineralization on the basis of paleovolcanic reconstructions

Abstract

By these days issues of survey of blind and covered deposits are very actual. High affectivity of geological and prospecting abilities could be achieved only when complex studies have been done which allow to indicate structural elements of explores area and evaluate geological and geochemical potential of prospective areas. In the article the structural and geochemical criterion developed by authors is considered. Its use is preceded by definition of the structural and geological characteristic of the territory based on the method of paleovolcanic reconstruction. At the later stage areas, perspective for detection of an ore mineralization are outlined basing on localization of various type of a mineralization at specified structural units of paleovolcanic structures. Application of geochemical mapping within the perspective areas allows to estimate prospects of the areas, to allocate most perspective sites with their preliminary geochemical estimate.