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Continental-scale geochemical surveys and mineral prospectivity: comparison of a trivariate and a multivariate approach
The National Geochemical Survey of Australia (NGSA) provides an internally consistent, state-of-the-art, continental-scale geochemical dataset that can be used to assess areas of Australia more elevated in commodity metals and/or pathfinder elements than others. But do regions elevated in such elements correspond to known mineralized provinces, and what is the best method for detecting and thus potentially predicting those? Here, using base metal associations as an example, I compare a trivariate rank-based index and a multivariate-based Principal Component Analysis method. The analysis suggests that the simpler rank-based index better discriminates catchments endowed with known base metal mineralization from barren ones and could be used as a first-pass prospectivity tool.
<b>Citation:</b> Patrice de Caritat, Continental-scale geochemical surveys and mineral prospectivity: Comparison of a trivariate and a multivariate approach, <i>Journal of Geochemical Exploration</i>, Volume 188, 2018, Pages 87-94, ISSN 0375-6742,
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author de Caritat, P.
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Journal of Geochemical Exploration
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Volume 188, May 2018
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87-94
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Mineral exploration
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Prospectivity Analysis
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Regolith
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National Geochemical Survey of Australia
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Base Metals
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Extended abstract prepared for Exploration 2017 Conference (poster), later withdrawn as could not identify funds for travel.
Submitted to Journal of Geochemical Exploration as a short paper instead April 2017
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