Geophysical Reinterpretation to Identify New Drill Targets of the Round Top Cu-Mo-Ag Deposit, Illinois Creek District
Publisher –
Zonge, 2010. Presented at the 2010 Alaska Miner’s Association Convention, Anchorage, Alaska.
Alaska Miner, 2011.
Authors –
Kit Marrs, Western Alaska Copper & Gold Company;
Nicole Pendrigh, Zonge Engineering, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Scott Urquhart, Zonge Engineering, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
Paper – (includes images) [pdf] MIN_GP_Reinterpretation_of_Round_Top_v02-24-11
Article – [pdf] MIN_AMA-January Geophysical Reinterpretation_article
Abstract
Often, when a geophysical survey is acquired, a basic interpretation is performed, and drilling immediately follows. Then the geophysical data are filed away and forgotten. In the case of the Round Top Project, Western Alaska Copper & Gold Co. and Zonge Engineering have partnered to revisit the 1981-84 geophysics – review old data, re-interpret and reintegrate, and compare to new data acquired in 2010.
Using 3-D visualization of geophysics, geology and geochemistry, the data from the early 1980’s have been re-interpreted, the new zones of interest have been identified, as well as providing correlation to known mineralization. This paper will focus on the re-modeling of the induced polarization data integrated with surface geology.