Author(s)

Tran Trong Lap, Chuandong Xue, Aiying Wei, Lv Liu, Wenyao Li, Qiquan Hu, Jingjie Li, Dafeng Luo, Shaoyong Zhu, Tiangui Zhang

Daguan Chihong Mining Co. Ltd., Yunnan Chihong Zinc and Germanium Co. Ltd., Daguan, China.
Department of Earth Sciences, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.

The results of recent mineral exploration in the Yuele lead-zinc mining area of Daguan County, northeastern Yunnan province, showed that there are much early Paleozoic strata under thick late Paleozoic strata in northeastern Yunnan province, where developed some hidden salt structures (SSs), often with lead-zinc polymetallic mineralization varying degrees along the tension torsional fault (belts) or fracture (joint). The ore-bodies belong to the epigenetic hydrothermal filling vein-type deposit, and the prospecting potential is great. In this area, the superficial mineralization information displayed clear, but the deep mineralization is unknown, so the exploration work is restricted. The audio-megnetotelluric (AMT) surveying is an advantageous method to characterize the size, resistivity and skin depth of the polarizable mineral deposit concealed beneath thick overburden. This paper presents the surveying results using AMT method to evaluate the concealed lead-zinc mineralization in Yuele lead-zinc ore field, Daguancounty, NE Yunnan province, China. After comparing the interpretation result of AMT surveying data with the geological data and the drilling data, it is found that there is some distinct difference in resistivity and polarizable between ore-bodies hosted strata, upper strata and gypsum strata. The results show that AMT method is helpful to identify lead-zinc mineralization under this geological condition.

Audio-magnetotelluric method (AMT), Physical anomaly, Concealed ore-bodies predicting, Salt tectonics (SSs), Yuele lead-zinc ore field, NE Yunnan province

Lap, T. , Xue, C. , Wei, A. , Liu, L. , Li, W. , Hu, Q. , Li, J. , Luo, D. , Zhu, S. and Zhang, T. (2014) Application of Audio-Magnetotelluric Method for Exploration the Concealed Ore-Bodies in Yuele Lead-Zinc Ore Feild, Daguan County, NE Yunnan Province, China. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2, 35-45. doi: 10.4236/gep.2014.23005.