FIELD AND SATELLITE STRUCTURAL MAPPING
GEOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL MAPPING
In addition to stratigraphy, lithology and alteration (geological mapping) structural mapping deals with faults and folds, other brittle and plastic deformation structures, their origin, superposition in space and time. Understanding structures is the key to interpreting crustal movements that have shaped the present terrain. Structures can indicate potential locations of mineral deposits, oil and gas reservoirs by interpretation both the underlying subsurface geometry of rock units and the amount of crustal deformation and stress experienced in a certain locale. Our MULTISCALE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (MHSA) is based on the concept of cumulative permeability distribution field. The concept is in some sense similar to an electromagnetic or gravitational field.
By studying faults and lineaments of different scales and their interactions (physical modeling) we study the potential pathways of fluid migration. These are the vectors to the most favorable traps and areas for mineralization and accumulation over a long period of time in geological history. MHSA analysis is an independent component of the Remote Exploration Method and can be carried out separately or in combination with physical modeling and geostatistical processing. |
Using MULTISPECTRAL (AND HYPERSPECTRAL) SATELLITE IMAGERY (Landsat and ASTER image processing algorithms and other satellite data, we provide detailed geological/structural/alteration mapping of mining properties.
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Our structural mapping/analysis results in outlining the Target Areas for:
- detailed geochemical surveys
- areal and ground geophysics
- trenching
- drilling program grids/locations/setup