Jwaneng, Botswanna - Diamond Exploration

Application

Detect VMS deposits at depths greater than 500 m.

Explore prospective volcanic terrains to depth and discover VMS ore bodies more than 500 metres below the surface. Map ore bodies to depth in three dimensions and differentiate large high tonnage potential deposits from small sulfide bodies. Be able to discover the big one early.

Challenges

Conventional geophysics has been limited to detecting VMS ore bodies within 200 - 300 metres of surface. Historically millions of dollars have been expended to drill exploration holes in highly prospective volcanic stratigraphy below the limit of conventional geophysics. Saturation drilling at depth is expensive and a highly inefficient method of exploration. VMS deposits usually occur in clusters and large sulfide deposits at depth have gone undiscovered by companies who are sidetracked by drilling smaller near surface sulfide bodies, which have less tonnage potential. In such instances many exploration companies abandon properties before discovering the large sulfide ore bodies at depth because they could not see the potential with conventional geophysics. Titan 24 can help companies see missed potential by detecting and discriminating larger sulfide bodies at depth.

Titan 24 Solution

Titan 24 can explore covered prospective volcanic terrain and discover VMS ore bodies greater than 500 m below the surface. By mapping VMS ore bodies in three dimensions to depths up to 750 m with DC IP Chargeability and Resistivity and greater than depths of 1000 m with MT Resistivity. Titan 24 can differentiate large high tonnage potential sulfide bodies from small sulfide lenses. Titan 24 can map out the full potential of an exploration property from surface to beyond 1 km in depth.

2D MT resistivity section of Half Mile VMS Deposit, Brunswick Base Metal Mining Camp NB

Titan 24 IP and MT data can be presented in 2D inversions providing advanced imaging of sulfide ore bodies. IP and MT 2D inversions can be further enhanced through the input of geologic section information including the location, extent and physical properties of known sulfide bodies. The resulting constrained 2D inversions provide high definition delineation of undiscovered sulfide ore bodies. Titan 24 IP data can also be presented 3D inversions in situations where there are three or more lines of Titan 24 IP data and provides the best available IP imaging of sulfide ore bodies.

Kidd Creek Case Study

Titan 24 was able to penetrate thick (50m) conductive overburden and detected the Chance VMS lens and discriminated its limited tonnage potential from the larger Kidd Creek mineralization. Historically million dollars of barren drill holes had been drilled in the area of the circle proving Titan can improve drill hole targeting. Titan can find the big one early.

Other VMS Camps Explored with Titan 24

Brunswick
Matagami
Noranda
San Nicholas

Titan 24 MT&IP Distributed Array Survey