Application of the Fine-Grained Soil Prospecting Method in Typical Covered Terrains of Northern China

Liu, Hanliang; Zhang, Bimin; Wang, Xueqiu; Han, Zhixuan; Zhang, Baoyun; Yuan, Guoli

doi:10.3390/min11121383

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Application of the Fine-Grained Soil Prospecting Method in Typical Covered Terrains of Northern China

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Hanliang Liu

^1,2,3,

Bimin Zhang

^2,3,*,

Xueqiu Wang

^2,3,

Zhixuan Han

^2,3,4,

Baoyun Zhang

^2,3 and

Guoli Yuan

^1,*

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School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

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Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang 065000, China

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UNESCO International Centre on Global-Scale Geochemistry, Langfang 065000, China

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College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China

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Minerals 2021, 11(12), 1383; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121383

Submission received: 5 November 2021 / Revised: 3 December 2021 / Accepted: 6 December 2021 / Published: 8 December 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mineral Exploration in Weathered and Covered Terrains)

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In recent years, mineral resources near the surface are becoming scarce, causing focused mineral exploration on concealed deposits in covered terrains. In northern China, covered terrains are widespread and conceal bedrock sequences and mineralization. These represent geochemical challenges for mineral exploration in China. As a deep-penetrating geochemical technology that can reflect the information of deep anomalies, the fine-grained soil prospecting method has achieved ideal test results in arid Gobi Desert covered terrain, semi-arid grassland covered terrain, and alluvium soil covered terrain of northern China. The anomaly range indicated by the fine-grained soil prospecting method is very good with the known ore body location. The corresponding relationship can effectively indicate deep ore bodies and delineate anomalies in unknown areas. Overall, the fine-grained soil prospecting method can be applied to geochemical prospecting and exploration in covered terrains.

Keywords: fine-grained soil prospecting method; application case; arid Gobi Desert covered terrain; semi-arid grassland covered terrain; alluvium soil covered terrain; northern China

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Liu, H.; Zhang, B.; Wang, X.; Han, Z.; Zhang, B.; Yuan, G. Application of the Fine-Grained Soil Prospecting Method in Typical Covered Terrains of Northern China. Minerals 2021, 11, 1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121383

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Liu H, Zhang B, Wang X, Han Z, Zhang B, Yuan G. Application of the Fine-Grained Soil Prospecting Method in Typical Covered Terrains of Northern China. Minerals. 2021; 11(12):1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121383

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Liu, Hanliang, Bimin Zhang, Xueqiu Wang, Zhixuan Han, Baoyun Zhang, and Guoli Yuan. 2021. "Application of the Fine-Grained Soil Prospecting Method in Typical Covered Terrains of Northern China" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121383

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Liu, H., Zhang, B., Wang, X., Han, Z., Zhang, B., & Yuan, G. (2021). Application of the Fine-Grained Soil Prospecting Method in Typical Covered Terrains of Northern China. Minerals, 11(12), 1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121383

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