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| Article name |
Localization of Antimonite Mineralization Zones in the Antimony Deposit Using high-precision Gravity Exploration (on the Example of Eastern Transbaikalia) |
| Authors |
Gruzdev R.V. candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences, rogruzdev@mail.r |
| Bibliographic description |
Gruzdev R. V. Localization of Antimonite Mineralization Zones in the Antimony Deposit Using High-Precision Gravity Exploration (Using the Example of Eastern Transbaikalia) // Transbaikal State University Journal. 2025. Vol. 31, no. 1 . P. 32– 38. DOI: 10.21209/2227-9245-2025-31-1-32-38 |
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Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| DOI |
1.6.10.550.312 |
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10.21209/2227-9245-2025-31-1-32-38 |
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Original article |
| Annotation |
The tasks of detecting new ore zones and clarifying the morphology of existing ones can be solved using high-precision gravity exploration. The prerequisites for the identification of zones with antimony mineralization are their high excess density relative to the host rocks, as well as a significant thickness from several meters to tens of meters. Ore zones in the deposit are capable of causing increased local gravity anomalies with an intensity of several tens of microgals. Modern high-precision gravimeters of class “A” are capable of detecting such anomalies. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that, based on the actual field material and theoretical calculations performed; the effectiveness of using high-precision gravity exploration in the localization of mineralized zones at the antimony deposit in Eastern Transbaikalia has been demonstrated. The use of advanced high-precision gravity exploration at similar geological exploration sites will allow us to assess the ore potential of the deposit and adjust the search network, while reducing the cost of mining and drilling operations and their deadlines. The object of the study is ore zones with antimony mineralization. The subject of the study is gravimetric gravity anomalies that localize the zone of antimony mineralization development. The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of using high-precision gravity exploration to localize antimonite mineralization zones in the antimony deposit. Research objectives are to determine the prerequisites for the use of gravity exploration; to identify gravity anomalies and assess the possibility of localization of antimony ore zones using gravity exploration; to analyze the results and to draw conclusions. The methodological approach to this study is based on both theoretical and practical methods. The paper presents data from field work performed according to the methodological guidelines of the instructions for gravity exploration. Due to its specificity, the research topic has little elaboration. The results of the study make it possible to overestimate the importance of using advanced high-precision gravity exploration to discover new and explore known, including «hidden» ore zones of antimonite mineralization, while significantly optimizing the mining and drilling network.
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| Key words |
experimental work, gravity exploration, high-precision measurements, excess density, anomaly, antimony deposit, ore zone, antimonite, data processing, interpretation. |
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