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Application of Integrated Geoelectrical Methods in Khenadarreh (Arak, Iran) Graphite Deposit Exploration


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1 Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engg., Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Iran University of Science and Technology (Arak Branch), Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of
     

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This paper is devoted to application of SP, resistivity and mise-a-la-masse method in Khenadarreh (Arak, Iran) graphite deposit exploration. Mise-a-la-masse method is one of the main geophysical exploration methods used to investigate conductive bodies with outcrops on the surface or in exploratory pits. By integrating mise-a-la-masse results with other geoelectrical methods, such as self-potential and resistivity surveys, useful results can be acquired. Powerful survey design, data processing and interpretation methods can make geoelectrical surveying results more reliable. Here, we applied integrated geoelectrical methods to explore the Khenadarreh-bala graphite deposit in the Sarband region of the Markazi province, Iran. We present a new and simple method for processing and interpreting mise-a-la-masse data, which corrects for the effect of distance from the current electrode in the conductive body. After correction, the residual potential values corresponded with the SP results and the apparent resistivity pseudosections. The geophysical results were confirmed by drill holes in the study area.

Keywords

Graphite, Self-Potential, Mise-a-la-Masse, Resistivity, Khenadarreh Graphite Deposit, Iran.
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Authors

Hamidreza Ramazi
Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engg., Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mohammad Reza Hossein Nejad
Iran University of Science and Technology (Arak Branch), Iran, Islamic Republic of
Aenollah Azizzadeh Firoozi
Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


This paper is devoted to application of SP, resistivity and mise-a-la-masse method in Khenadarreh (Arak, Iran) graphite deposit exploration. Mise-a-la-masse method is one of the main geophysical exploration methods used to investigate conductive bodies with outcrops on the surface or in exploratory pits. By integrating mise-a-la-masse results with other geoelectrical methods, such as self-potential and resistivity surveys, useful results can be acquired. Powerful survey design, data processing and interpretation methods can make geoelectrical surveying results more reliable. Here, we applied integrated geoelectrical methods to explore the Khenadarreh-bala graphite deposit in the Sarband region of the Markazi province, Iran. We present a new and simple method for processing and interpreting mise-a-la-masse data, which corrects for the effect of distance from the current electrode in the conductive body. After correction, the residual potential values corresponded with the SP results and the apparent resistivity pseudosections. The geophysical results were confirmed by drill holes in the study area.

Keywords


Graphite, Self-Potential, Mise-a-la-Masse, Resistivity, Khenadarreh Graphite Deposit, Iran.

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