Geochemical prospecting at Mt. Isa, Queensland
Geochemical anomalies in soils over zones of lead mineralization were studied, both in known mineralized areas and in areas of suspected mineralization. The anomalies were readily detected and outlined by using a dithizone technique on acid extracts of soil samples collected from grid systems. By assuming the principles of mechanical mixing of the mineralized rock with other material during soil formation, and of downhill migration of soils, the anomalies were correlated with the zones of their origin: the asymmetric anomalies discovered are typical of such conditions. Applied to areas of suspected mineralization the geochemical prospecting was responsible for the discovery of two new bands of lead mineralization and several large lead and copper anomalies. The method proved to be extremely useful for indicating the most favourable areas for more detailed prospecting such as diamond or churn drilling and geophysical methods.
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- 1953-01-01T00:00:00
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics
Canberra Author Debnam, A.H.
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1953/090
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geochemistry
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mineral deposits
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Earth Sciences
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- 2018-04-22T08:36:33
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- 1996-10-30T00:00:00
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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