Aerogeophysical anomalies and prospecting direction in the Fengtai ore concentration area
XU Xue-Yi1,3, XIONG Sheng-Qing1, YANG Xue1, GAO Wei-Hong4, FAN Zheng-Guo1, JIA Zhi-Ye1
1. China Aero Geophysical Survey and Remote Sensing Center for Natural Resources, Beijing 100083, China 2. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China 3. China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China 4. No. 717 Geological Party, Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau for Nonferrous Metals, Baoji 721015, China
The Fengtai ore concentration area is an important producing area of plumbum-zinc and gold ores in the middle of the Qinling orogenic belt. It hosts many large to super-large deposits, such as Qiandongshan-Dongtangzi, Bafangshan-Erlihe, Baguamiao, and Shuangwang deposits. With the exploitation proceeding, the reserves of these deposits have decreased significantly, and the ore prospecting in these deposits has shifted from the surface to the deep part. However, the geophysical fields in the deposits are yet to be ascertained, severely restricting research on the metallogenic regularity of the deposits and the ore prospecting and exploration in the peripheral zones. Based on the latest 1∶50,000 aeromagnetic and airborne radioactivity survey data, as well as gravity data, this study investigated the multi-source geophysical fields on the scales of the region, the ore concentration area, and deposits, aiming to summarize the distribution patterns of geophysical anomalies of different scales and provide evidence for research on metallogenic regularity and prospecting prediction. The results show that the Fengtai and the Xicheng ore concentration areas, with similar magnetic structures, are separated by the zone with strong magnetic anomalies caused by the crystalline basement of the Huicheng Basin. The first vertical derivative of gravity reveals that the Fengtai and Xicheng ore concentration areas have density structures similar to the Huicheng Basin. It can be inferred that the shallow part is a unified basin and that a large prospecting space exists between the two ore concentration areas. Many NW-trending linear magnetic anomaly zones occur in the Fengtai ore concentration area. Their locations are highly consistent with those of fault structures, and they were offset by NE-trending structures due to late transformation. The second vertical derivative of gravity reveals that many intermediate-acid intrusive stocks or veins have developed in the deep part of the Fengtai ore concentration area. Structural boundaries can be effectively identified based on the first vertical derivative, X-directional derivative, and wavelet transform of aeromagnetic data. Furthermore, ore bodies are mostly distributed in the NW direction along the tectonic belt. All these will play an important role in guiding ore prospecting and exploration in the Fengtai ore concentration area.
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