Ji'nan possesses highly abundant geothermal resources, which are hosted by Ordovician-Cambrian karst-fissured geothermal reservoirs and Neogene-Paleogene clastic pore-fissure geothermal reservoirs. The geothermal exploration in this study focuses on the Ordovician-Cambrian karst fissured geothermal reservoirs in Daqiao Town in northern Ji'nan. Through geophysical profile measurements, this study aims to identify the distributions of strata and fault structures and the burial depths of geothermal reservoirs, infer the attitudes and spatial morphologies of fault structures associated with heat control and conduction, delineate the target area for geothermal well construction, and conduct drilling verification in the favorable underground water-rich position. Building on the collected data, this study interpreted and inferred the fault structures in the study area and comparatively analyzed the water-bearing properties by employing direct-current sounding, controlled source audio magnetotellurics, and magnetotelluric survey. A geothermal exploration and production combined well was constructed in a favorable position of the geothermal target area, manifesting a completion depth of 1 532.06 m, a static-water burial depth of 13.03 m, a wellhead water temperature of 50.1 ℃, a water yield of 132.998 m³/h, and a dropdown depth of 18.27 m.

Following China's planning for ore prospecting in overburden areas, China's geochemical exploration researchers have conducted extensive research on the fundamental theories, methods, and technologies of geochemical exploration for overburden areas in the past decade. They achieved significant advances mainly in two aspects: (1) the research on the migration mechanism, occurrence state, and anomaly formation mechanism of elements in overburden areas; (2) advances in methods and technologies, including geoelectrochemistry, active state of elements, geogas, separation of micro-fine-sized soil particles, soil thermomagnetic composition, and integrated gas survey, as well as numerous experimental demonstrations. These advances represent continuous progress in the research on the fundamental theories, methods, and technologies of geochemical exploration for overburden areas, providing new geochemical methods and technologies for ore prospecting breakthroughs in overburden areas.

The Laiwu area in central Shandong Province, situated in the eastern North China Craton, is a significant production area of skarn iron-rich ores. Its ore deposits occur primarily in the contact zone between the mining rock mass and the Middle Ordovician carbonate formation. Based on the latest areal gravity and magnetic survey results, this study thoroughly investigated the characteristics of gravity and magnetic anomalies along the Shijiaquan-Liujiamiao area in the western periphery of the mine rock mass. Then, this study delineated the deep prospecting target combining the characteristics of gravity and magnetic fields of the known iron deposits in the Laiwu area. Large-scale gravity and magnetic profiles were arranged in the favorable mineralization area. With the known boreholes as constraints, the gravity and magnetic anomalies were qualitatively and quantitatively interpreted using the 2.5D gravity-magnetic joint inversion technique. The interpretation results provide a basis for the location and depth of the borehole to be placed, which revealed a 15.8 m-thick iron-rich ore deposit, suggesting remarkable prospecting effects. This study holds critical indicative significance for further exploration of skarn iron ore deposits in this area.

The artificial source electromagnetic method is an important technique for deep resource exploration. The key challenge is to improve the depth and precision of detection through innovative technology. The detection mode of electromagnetic methods is evolving from far-field to near-field, and the study of near-source electromagnetic methods has become an international research frontier in recent years. Building on the recent advancements in wide-field electromagnetic methods and multi-channel transient electromagnetic methods, the short-offset transient electromagnetic method (SOTEM) has been further developed and proposed. The distinguishing features of SOTEM are its stronger signals and wider bandwidth, which are advantageous for achieving the detection requirements of greater depth and higher precision. This special issue presents eight articles covering the methods, techniques, software, and applications of SOTEM, providing strong support for the growing need for high-resolution subsurface detection.

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology, one of the most advanced sound field detection technologies, can achieve distributed, long-distance, and high-precision real-time detection of the ambient vibration and sound field information interacting with optical fiber. The optical fiber exploration system of the DAS technology solves the problems of high cost and deployment difficulty of conventional geophones in complex geological environments. In recent years, the DAS technology has experienced rapid development, especially in monitoring application scenarios that require long-term and large-scale deployment. However, its systematic understanding is insufficient due to divergent research results. To further understand the research advances of the DAS technology in geophysical exploration for more effective subsequent research, this study systematically classified and summarized the development history of the DAS technology and its recent research results in geophysical exploration based on the oil and gas, marine, and environmental engineering application scenarios through literature research. This study focused on the development process of the DAS technology in different directions, the research advances in data processing, and relevant literature with specific results. Finally, this study generalized the development trend and urgent problems of the DAS acquisition system, analyzing the DAS development prospect.

The eastern Kunlun metallogenic belt, as a significant metal metallogenic belt in China, hosts extensive orogenic gold deposits and large-scale Kunlunhe, Gouli, and Wulonggou gold concentration areas. The Dachaigou gold deposit is a large-scale gold deposit newly discovered in the Wulonggou gold field in recent years. Despite its high metallogenic potential, the western extension of its ore belt has not been defined. Hence, this study conducted induced polarization (IP) sounding and wide-field electromagnetic sounding in the deposit. The results show that the known ore belt is situated in the regional gravity anomaly gradient zone, the transition zone of positive and negative weak magnetic anomalies, the edge of IP anomalies, or the electrical gradient zone. The development zone of the regional tectonic belt resides in the large-scale IP anomaly section. The regional tectonic belt is characterized by a wide range of low-resistivity anomaly zones. The IV and III alteration zones of the known ore belt are located in the opening position of the low-resistivity anomaly zone and the shallow electrical anomaly gradient zone, respectively. Based on the above understanding and the electromagnetic anomaly change patterns of several parallel profiles in the western extension segment, it was inferred that the regional ore-controlling structure extends steadily in the W-NWW direction, forming a favorable prospecting space in the western extension segment of the deposit. The results of deep geophysical exploration in the Dachaigou deposit indicate that geophysical methods manifest significant advantages in deep geological prospecting research, providing successful experience for deep prospecting in the eastern Kunlun gold deposit area.

To improve the detection level of municipal roads for rapid and effective municipal road collapse warning and rapid search for municipal pipe network distribution, the 22^nd Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation designed and developed real-time three-dimensional ground-penetrating radar (3D GPR). With the real-time 3D GPR, which is based on the architecture of field programmable gate array and digital signal processor (FPGA&DSP), the institute achieved the design and implementation of several key technologies for the multi-channel high-speed acquisition system, enriching the road detection techniques and methods. The real-time 3D GPR enables high-speed acquisition of ten-channel radar data using the horizontally polarized antennae equipped with five transmitters and six receivers. The channels can be switched using high-speed switches, which operate in an interactive interpolation manner. The 3D GPR allows for up to 32 channels and detection speeds of above 60 km/h (channel interval: 2 cm). This is attributed to the switching of the antenna array using switches. The optimum antenna polarization design was verified by the comparison of experimental data from cavity- and metal-plate-based experimental sites. As a result, the optimal antenna scheme was determined. The measured results show that, compared to general LTD-2600 radar, the real-time 3D GPR boasts a higher acquisition speed and higher performance in terms of amplitude and phase, conducive to the improvement of road disaster detection technologies. Therefore, there is high market demand for the real-time 3D GPR.

Huize County of Yunnan Province is situated in the karst area in southwestern China, where karst groundwater is its primary water source. To conquer local difficulties in drinking water, this study constructed a conceptual model of groundwater occurrence by fully investigating the hydrogeological conditions of the Huize area. Moreover, this study evaluated the applicability and optimal combination of geophysical methods based on the measurement results of petrophysical properties. According to the actual local needs, this study deployed a comprehensive profile combining high-density electrical resistivity tomography (HDERT) and audio magnetotellurics (AMT) in Tuogu Village, Huize County. The groundwater enrichment site was delineated relying on resistivity anomalies, effectively guiding the layout of boreholes. The boreholes achieved the maximum single-borehole water yield of 20.76 m³/d, thus effectively alleviating the local drinking water problem. The HDERT-AMT combined exploration method proves to be optimal for prospecting for groundwater in carbonate rock areas. HDERT can accurately characterize weathered layer thicknesses, bedrock boundaries, fissure evolutionary degrees, and water-bearing properties of strata, constraining groundwater recharge channels, thus counteracting AMT's defects for identification of near-surface stratigraphic structures. AMT can accurately reflect the spatial structures of fracture zones and the macrostructures of strata, limiting the boundary conditions (aquicludes) of water-bearing structures, thus making up for the defects of insufficient detection depths of HDERT in high-resistivity stratigraphic regions. HDERT and AMT, which are complementary to each other in terms of accuracy and depth, can be applied to identify and constrain the spatial occurrence conditions of groundwater migration, storage, and enrichment.

Since the periphery of the Xishan rare earth deposit in Weishan County, western Shandong is mostly covered by the Quaternary strata, single geophysical exploration methods are ineffective in searching for rare earth elements in this area. To establish a geological-geophysical prospecting model for deep rare earth prospecting in this area, a combination of exploration techniques and methods suitable for the deep exploration of rare earth deposits in this area were selected through multiple geophysical exploration technology experiments on the known geological profiles. The distribution range of the underground Mesozoic Xishan alkaline complex was roughly determined through gravity survey and high-precision magnetic survey. The ore body outcrop was delineated through ground-based gamma spectrometry, and the deep ore body characteristics were revealed through drilling. Finally, this study developed an integrated geophysical exploration method including gravity-magnetic joint delineation of rock masses, radioactive positioning for ore body outcrops, and deep drilling. By using this exploration model, one super-large rare earth deposit was discovered in this area, providing a reference for the exploration of rare earth deposits in the surrounding area.

Airborne geophysical surveys, characteristic of being green, economical, efficient, and subjected to less influence by surface factors, serve as the one of most effective means of basic surveys and scientific research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This study reviewed the progress in the airborne geophysical surveys in the Qiangtang Basin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the past thirty years, systematically summarizing the progress and geological interpretation results of comprehensive airborne geophysical surveys in the basin. Furthermore, this study presented research progress and understanding of major basic geological issues of the basin, such as the basin's boundaries, central uplift zone, basement properties, deep structures, and cover characteristics, as well as the identification of favorable structural areas for oil and gas exploration. Finally, based on an analysis of the developmental trends of airborne geophysical surveys in the Qiangtang Basin, this study proposed opinions and suggestions for key research directions in the future.

With the rapid development of cities and the accelerated construction of subway tunnels,there is an urgent demand for the detection of unfavorable geological bodies ahead of tunnel excavation.It is difficult for traditional electromagnetic methods to yield excellent detection results in an urban environment with high electromagnetic interference.Active-source surface wave exploration has gained increasing popularity in shallow superficial exploration and engineering geophysical prospecting in cities due to its strong anti-interference,convenient acquisition devices,and low construction cost.However,the traditional active-source reflection seismic method uses only a heavy hammer with limited excitation energy as a seismic source,and the collected signals are prone to be disturbed by urban activities.Meanwhile,the asphalt or cement pavement in urban areas is unfavorable for the placement of geophones and the excitation of seismic signals from a hammer.Given these,this study improved the geophones and seismic source devices at low costs,obtaining a more efficient and user-friendly surface wave acquisition device.As confirmed by practical engineering exploration,the improved device can collect surface-wave signals with strong energy and high signal-to-noise ratios,resulting in high-quality data,desirable inversion and imaging results,and high consistency between the geological defects and actual geological conditions.The improved acquisition device can be extensively promoted and referenced in active-source surface wave exploration in cities.

To explore the critical factors influencing the results of microtremor-based exploration at a depth of thousands of meters,this study conducted experiments using triangular arrays based on spatial autocorrelation(SPAC) and extended SPAC(ESPAC).Focusing on factors such as array size,acquisition unit frequency,and acquisition duration,this study explored the frequency band ranges corresponding to different array sizes,the arrangement of arrays in kilometer-depth exploration for obtaining both deep and shallow data,and the improvement in deep resolution.Based on the analysis and discussion results,this study established a parameter-setting system to improve the accuracy of exploration at a depth of thousands of meters.

Since individual geophysical exploration methods suffer the multiplicity of solutions, comprehensive geophysical prospecting has been extensively applied in deep ore prospecting presently. This study conducted the geological exploration of the Duhu porphyry copper deposit in Xinxing County using multiple geophysical methods such as high-precision magnetic survey and controlled source audio-frequency magnetotellurics (CSAMT). It was inferred that the CSAMT-derived medium-low resistivity anomalies and the low-gentle anomalies derived from the high-precision magnetic survey serve as significant prospecting indicators. Satisfactory results were achieved in follow-up verification of the anomalies. Specifically, copper, molybdenum, silver, and gold mineralized bodies with a cumulative thickness of 178.2 m were identified in a 1 000 m deep borehole, with the highest copper grade of 1.45%. The application of comprehensive geophysical prospecting holds great significance in guiding the exploration of porphyry copper deposits in western Guangdong.

Significant aeromagnetic and gravity anomalies were found in the ultra-deep coverage zone of the Pandian area in the northwestern Shandong Province. Through systematic verification of gravity and magnetic anomalies, a breakthrough in prospecting for deep skarn iron deposits has been achieved through several boreholes around the Pandian gravity-magnetic anomaly zone. However, the gravity-magnetic anomaly zone spreads extensively and its characteristics cannot directly indicate the prospecting target, thus some boreholes failed to find ores or revealed poor ore-finding conditions. Hence, to accurately delineate the ore-forming location in the gravity-magnetic anomaly zone and achieve a further breakthrough in ore prospecting, this study conducted the wide-field electromagnetic (WFEM) sounding in the verified Pandian gravity-magnetic anomaly zone. Combining the drilling verification, this study delineated the deep ore-forming interval of skarn iron deposits in the deep coverage zone and the favorable structural plane for ore-forming, suggesting the deep fine-scale prospecting targets.

Magnetotelluric sounding (MT) has been extensively applied in mineral resource exploration. However, strong anthropogenic electromagnetic interference severely constrains the acquisition of high-quality original MT data. This study provided a detailed summary of the common types of electromagnetic noise sources in China and analyzed the characteristics of electromagnetic noise they produced. By comparing the methods for MT electromagnetic noise reduction at home and abroad, this study developed a rapid and effective construction and processing technology for MT data denoising in high-interference ore districts based on actual production demands. The results indicate that Robust processing, remote reference technique, and manual selection are effective and necessary in enhancing MT data quality. Besides, theoretical calculations suggest that the distance between the remote reference stations should be set at 3.56-fold skin depth or above, as verified by the MT experiments in the ore district of the Hongze salt basin, Jiangsu Province.

In geoscientific field, the essential object of all the research problems is the physical world which is derived from the crust-mantle interaction and has deeply influenced globally the environment and resources. The metallogenic geochemical theory believes that the metallogenic materials are the internal factors for the metallogenic system to influence the metallogenic process, and taking metallogenic materials as the main body to study the problems of metallogenic materials and metallogenic processes is the basic meaning of the metallogenic geochemical theory, and the core subject of the studies of metallogenic rules and theories. During the mineralization process of metallogenic system, metallogenic materials formed into metallogenic series of corresponding scale. This paper outlines several scientific topics of the metallogenic geochemical studies, among which, the topic of global metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of the series of metallogenic regions, provinces and belts formed by metallogenic materials in the context of global metallogenic process; the topic of regional metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of ore field series in the context of regional metallogenic process; the topic of ore field metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of mineral deposit series in the context of ore field metallogenic process; the topic of mineral deposit metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of ore-body series in the context of mineral deposit metallogenic process. The basic research ideas concerning above mentioned studies are discussed in this paper, including the metallogenic materials' geneses and sources, migration and evolution, differentiation and concentration, as well as the zoning relations of each level's metallogenic system and series of the world during the metallogenic processes. The purpose is to summary the metallogenic rules, explore the metallogenic mechanism and guide the mineral resources exploration. Supported by modern technologies and methods of IT(information technology), modeling and AI(artificial intelligence), the metallogenic geochemical theory uses the earth system scientific ideas to study the problems of metallogenic system and metallogenic series, construct the theoretical framework for metallogenic geochemical research, and provide a theoretical basis for the mineral resources exploration, evaluation and development technics and methods.

Airborne gravity-magnetic data are effective in revealing the deep structures of a basin.Based on the latest airborne gravity-magnetic data,combined with field-measured physical property data,this study expounded the characteristics and geological origin of airborne gravity-magnetic anomalies present in the Baiyunhu sag.Using the airborne gravity-magnetic data,this study identified the distribution of faults and magmatic rocks in the Baiyunhu sag.Furthermore,it calculated the burial depth of the magnetic basement and the structural morphologies of the Mesozoic basement in the sag using the artificial tangent method, power spectrum analysis method,and Parker-Oldenburg iterative inversion algorithm.Additionally,this study verified the structural stratification results through the integrated interpretations of gravity and magnetism in target sections.The findings suggest that the undulations of the Mesozoic and Paleozoic sediments in the Baiyunhu sag are the primary cause of gravity anomalies,while the regional airborne magnetic anomaly primarily reflects the distribution features of the Precambrian basement.The deeply buried basement of the Baiyunhu sag,featuring continuously distributed,thick Mesozoic strata and the lack of regional faulting and magmatic activity,is scarcely affected by tectonic movements and possesses great potential for oil and gas exploration.

Xiong’an New Area is one of the areas with the best conditions for the development and utilization of geothermal resources in sedimentary basins of eastern China. Wumishan Formation of Jixian System is the main thermal reservoir, with buried depth of the top boundary varies greatly, which istypical carbonate type thermal reservoir. In order to find out the stratigraphic structure and concealed faults within 6 km of the starting area of Xiong’an New Area, focus on finding out the spatial distribution and structural characteristics of the main deep thermal reservoirs, and predict the favorable geothermal areas, the time-frequency electromagnetic method is applied to the geothermal resources exploration of Xiong’an New Area. Through high-standard data acquisition, refined data processing and resistivity-constrained inversion, the pseudo-seismic imaging technology and borehole data are used to calibrate the resistivity horizon, which effectively improves the reliability of interpretation results. In this work, 8concealed faults were identified, mainly NNE strike normal faults, which controlled the salient-depression pattern and stratigraphic distribution of the study area. The study area is divided into Rongcheng salient, middle sub-depression, Niutuozhen salient and Baxian depression from west to east. The thermal reservoirs of Wumishan Formation is mainly distributed in Niutuozhen salient, Rongcheng salient and middle sub-depression, with buried depth of top interface is about 600~2600m. Vsing the inversion results of the time-frequency electromagnetic method, the three-dimensional geological model of the study area is constructed, and the Niutuozhen salient area is considered to be the optimal geothermal favorable area from the aspects of heat source, channel, reservoir, caprock and fluid, especially near the footwall of F₄.

Southern China boasts great potential for normal-pressure shale gas resources,with distribution areas primarily including the peripheral complex structural areas and the extrabasinal fold belts of the Sichuan Basin.These areas exhibit intricate surface and subsurface geological conditions,leading to poor seismic acquisition quality,low imaging accuracy,and unclear varying patterns of sweet spot parameters.This study systematically summarized the research achievements and technical advances in the seismic acquisition,image processing,and reservoir prediction for normal-pressure shale gas in southeastern Chongqing,including:①The development of variable-density 3D observation system design technique and the seismic excitation and reception technique for complex mountains with limestone surfaces,ensuring sufficient sampling of the reflected wave field in complex subsurface structures and improving data quality and construction efficiency;②The optimization of prestack seismic preprocessing technique for complex mountains,imaging techniques for complex structures in basin-margin transition zones, and imaging techniques for synclinal structures in extrabasinal fold belts,achieving resulting profiles with high signal-to-noise ratios,wide effective frequency bands,and high structural imaging accuracy;③The quantitative prediction of the thickness,formation pressure coefficient,and brittleness of high-quality shales based on research on petrophysical characteristics;the quantitative prediction of the organic carbon content,gas content,and porosity of shales based on statistical petrophysics;the quantitative prediction of fractures formed due to the superimposed effect of multi-stage structural modifications based on the paleo-stress field evolution revealed using the finite element simulation technique;and the ascertainment of the distribution patterns of the current in-situ stress field using the current stress field prediction technique developed using the combined spring model.The above breakthroughs have effectively guided the sweet spot prediction,exploration,and production of normal-pressure shale gas,providing a basis for the discovery of the Nanchuan normal-pressure shale gas field.Subsequent research should focus on more scientific and reasonable seismic acquisition techniques based on seismic reception using 5G wireless nodes,high-precision automatic image processing technologies for high-steep structures in complex mountains,and integrated geology-engineering-economy seismic evaluation methods for sweet spots.

Audio magnetotellurics (AMT) is widely used for energy and mineral explorations because of its high exploration efficiency and high vertical resolution. Using a three-dimensional (3D) inversion algorithm based on data space, this study performed 3D inversion of the AMT data collected from geothermal exploration in the Santunhe area of Xinjiang. As indicated by the inversion results, the 3D inversion avoids the influence of inhomogeneous geobodies on the survey lines in the study area and yielded very rich and intuitive 3D geoelectric anomalies. In combination with the geological data and the 3D inversion results, this study analyzed the subsurface electrical properties of the study area and the formation water-bearing properties related to geothermal reservoirs, and finally inferred several favorable areas for geothermal reservoirs from the geothermal accumulation patterns of the study area.

This study aims to systematically investigate the distribution and over-limit elements of areas with high geological background values of heavy metals in soils in Yunnan Province. GIS spatial analysis was conducted based on the heavy metal content data from a province-wide 1∶200,000 stream sediment survey and the regional geological map. The analysis results were validated using the data of heavy metals in soils in Kunming, Yuxi, Zhaotong, and other regions. A total of 61 geological units were identified, with heavy metal content in soils exceeding the screening values of agricultural land, accounting for 21.09% of the total land area of Yunnan. The cultivated land in high geological background areas covers an area of approximately 2.844 1 million hectares, accounting for 7.22% of the total land area of Yunnan. The lithologies that cause over-limit heavy metals in soils primarily comprise carbonate rocks, mafic-ultramafic volcanic rocks, intermediate mafic intrusive rocks, coal-bearing clastic rocks, and clastic rocks with mafic components. The over-limit heavy metal elements in high geological background areas are dominated by Cu, Cr, Ni, and Cd. In contrast, As manifests an over-limit risk mainly in carbonate rock formations, Pb and Zn only exhibit an over-limit risk in individual strata, and Hg almost shows no over-limit risk.

Cumbersome acquisition tools and laborious indoor data processing are bound to impair the quality and accuracy of conventional field geochemical surveys, especially in study areas with many samples and a harsh natural environment. The informatization and intelligence of field geochemical surveys are the requirements of the times and an inevitable trend for the advancement of methods and technologies. Based on the ArcGIS and Android platforms, this study developed a geochemical field sampling system, which comprises task planning, field data collecting, quality control, and other functions, to match the field geochemical survey process using mobile GIS and database technologies. This system enables the informatization and intelligence of the entire field geochemical survey process, simplifying the data collection procedure, reducing the time needed for fieldwork, and enhancing the data collection efficiency. Therefore, this system improves the quality and accuracy of field survey information, advancing the digitization of field geochemical surveys.

The Dongfang 1-1 structure is situated in the northern part of the central mud diapir tectonic belt of the Yinggehai Basin on the northern continental shelf of the South China Sea.The Dongfang 1-1 gas field is the first uncompartmentalized shallow gas field discovered in the Yinggehai Basin.Despite abundant oil and gas reserves in this region, the imaging of the diapir fuzzy zone has been a critical factor restricting oil and gas exploration in this region.The original streamer-based seismic data,through multiple rounds of multi-company reprocessing,still failed to effectively image the diapir fuzzy zone.Therefore,the second acquisition of three-dimensional ocean bottom node(OBN) seismic data was conducted in this region.According to the geological conditions and the characteristics of OBN data in this region,this study proposed several critical processing techniques,including OBN preprocessing,multi-component joint shear-wave noise suppression,wavelet-domain dual-sensor summation,and full-waveform-inversion(FWI) high-precision velocity modeling.These techniques effectively improved the imaging of shallow fault structures and middle and deep diapir fuzzy zones,thus providing reliable fundamental data for the subsequent target evaluation.

The Tiaojishan Formation in northwestern Hebei Province is home to volcanic-sedimentary strata. Due to the lack of fossil organisms, insufficient isotopic dating data, and outdated dating methods, the formation epochs of these strata have been controversial. To accurately determine their formation epochs and examine their regional geotectonic setting, this study conducted a detailed field investigation of the lithologic assemblage of the Tiaojishan Formation in the Xuanhua Basin. Petrological, petrogeochemical, and high-precision isotopic dating studies were conducted on the trachytic volcanic rocks in the upper segment of the formation, obtaining the LA-ICP-MS-based zircon U-Pb isotopic ages, which were 161.1±1.2 Ma and 162.5±1.3Ma. As indicated by the petrological and petrogeochemical characteristics, these trachytic volcanic rocks belong to the shoshonite series, exhibiting enriched light rare earth elements, relatively enriched elements including Rb, K, Th, Ce, Zr, and Hf, and relatively depleted Ba, Nb, Sr, P, and Ti. According to the comparison of principal parameters and graphical discrimination, the magma originated primarily from the melting of continental crustal materials and formed in the tectonic setting of compressional continental margin volcanic arcs. The comprehensive research reveals that the Tiaojishan Formation formed primarily during the Middle Jurassic and continued to the Late Jurassic, and the trachytic volcanic rocks in its upper segment formed in the intraplate compressional tectonic setting. The results of this study provide new data for the division and correlation of Mesozoic volcanic-sedimentary strata and the analysis of their formation environment.

Underground cavities with shallow burial and small scale are difficult to detect. With the development of gravity sensing technology, the accurate and rapid acquisition of micro-gravity variations brings new opportunities for detecting underground cavities, and it has wide research and practical value for the detection of small-scale underground cavities. This paper systematically analyzes and studies underground cavities from three aspects: gravity basic theory, gravity detection technology, and gravity data processing and inversion. Under given body size and gravity data accuracy, the maximum burial depth of gravity detection is calculated using the bisection method. High-density acquisition and high-precision gravity detection methods are applied to the actual detection of an underground pedestrian tunnel in a certain area of a passenger station. A set of high-precision gravity grid data is obtained. The theoretical research and measurement results indicate that existing gravity instruments have the ability to detect underground cavities. By using the minimum curvature potential field separation method, 2.5D interactive inversion and the target area recognition three-dimensional physical property fast inversion method, the approximate SN distribution and burial depth of the underground pedestrian tunnel are obtained, which is approximately 2.5~5 m, consistent with the actual situation. This study has developed a complete gravity exploration process for detecting underground cavities, and it has certain reference value.

The joint processing and integrated interpretation of multi-source geophysical exploration data are indispensable to the exploration evaluation of deep geothermal resources. Joint inversion and post-inversion geological differentiation are two major hot research topics in deep resource exploration. To integrate the multi-source geophysical field information and reduce the inversion multiplicity of single geophysical fields, this study built a structural model using the stratigraphic structure information from seismic interpretation, with the prior information of petrophysical properties as a guide. This study constrained the stratigraphic geophysical parameters using the Gaussian mixture model and conducted regularized joint inversion of gravity, magnetic, and magnetotelluric data, thus achieving the coupling of multiple physical structures. Finally, this study developed the software for the joint inversion of gravity, magnetic, magnetotelluric, and seismic data. Based on the joint inversion results and electrical resistivity, this study predicted the temperature field at typical hot dry rock sites using the Arrhenius law. The forward modeling results of the theoretical model for cubic anomalies were used for the joint inversion. Compared with individual inversion, the joint inversion performs well in the spatial characterization of anomalies and the recovery of physical property values. Furthermore, the joint inversion can fully integrate multiple data on geology, petrophysical properties, and geophysics, thus well conforming to the actual conditions.

Due to various strong electromagnetic mechanical interference and traffic barriers, many geophysical exploration techniques are ineffective in urban geophysical exploration.Based on transient surface waves,microtremor arrays,and microtremor spectral ratios,this study synthetically extracted two kinds of characteristic curves for joint inversion from the multi-source frequency-domain seismic data obtained by multi-point three-component low-frequency sensors.Consequently,this study achieved multi-source frequency-domain seismic exploration that integrated three techniques and developed the two-source synthetic dispersive spectrum extraction technique,the two-source characteristic curve joint inversion technique,and the equivalent homogeneous medium forward modeling technique based on inhomogeneous media.Engineering practice results demonstrate the improvements in the exploration accuracy and efficiency.

As mature oilfields are in their middle to late exploitation stage, the Gaotaizi oil layer exhibits significantly increased water saturation, elusive longitudinal stratification, and unknown distribution patterns of regional residual oil. These complicate the potential exploitation, energy conservation, and emission reduction. To ascertain the distribution of residual oil in the Gaotaizi oil layer in order to guide production operations and clarify potential targets, this study identified the longitudinal distribution of residual oil in the study area using the pulsed neutron-neutron (PNN) logging technique. The comparison between the monitoring results and production data of 10 wells revealed a coincidence rate of measures of 80%. The results of this study show that the PNN logging technique can be used to effectively identify the longitudinal distribution of residual oil in reservoirs and yields encouraging application performance in guiding the hole filling and water plugging for single wells in high-water-cut layers, thus increasing oil production. This technique has increased the evaluation accuracy of residual oil saturation in the Gaotaizi oil layer in the mature oilfield. It can provide technical support for formulating and adjusting subsequent oilfield exploitation schemes and offer a scientific basis for further guiding efficient reservoir exploitation, energy conservation, and emission reduction.

Investigating the spatial distribution of permafrost is critical for cryosphere research. At present, China's investigation concerning the spatial distribution of permafrost generally employs the detection method of ground geophysical exploration combined with logs to obtain local point or line data. Alternatively, different remote sensing models can be used to simulate and estimate the thickness of regional permafrost. This study inferred the spatial distribution of permafrost based on airborne time-domain electromagnetic (TDAEM) data and resistivity calculation results. The comparative analysis of the inference results and the known drilling data reveals an average error of 18.5% between the permafrost thickness inferred from the inversion results of TDAEM data and the result determined by borehole temperature measurements. This suggests that the TDAEM method exhibits high effectiveness and accuracy in permafrost thickness investigation. With technical advantages like high efficiency and minor topographic influence, the TDAEM method can be applied to the large-scale, rapid, and quantitative permafrost investigation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Greater Khingan Range in northeast China. Therefore, this study provides a new and effective technical solution for a comprehensive investigation of the spatial distribution of permafrost and its influence on ecological environment changes.

To explore the geological conditions for the tunnel construction in hydropower engineering, this study built a calculation model for tunnel geological conditions using a 3D resistivity method. Through numerical simulations, this study determined the 3D resistivity distribution of the tunnel model. Then, the model was applied to the field exploration of a water resource allocation project in Yunnan, yielding satisfactory exploration results, as verified through drilling. The findings suggest that the 3D resistivity method can be effectively applied to the exploration of geological conditions for tunnel construction in hydropower engineering by accurately determining formation thicknesses, as well as the sizes, locations, and filling characteristics of karst cavities. The quantitative and qualitative data obtained from exploration in this study lay a reliable foundation for the management, informatization, and disaster prevention of tunnel construction.

With an increase in the difficulty with the exploration of oil, gas, and mineral resources, conventional log and seismic methods fail to accurately evaluate the geological structures and transverse reservoir distribution far from boreholes. Therefore, this study proposed a transient electromagnetic (TEM) method for long-distance exploration of boreholes. Specifically, this study investigated the influence of key parameters of TEM devices for boreholes on the exploration distance. Based on the finite element analysis, this study calculated the responses of low- and high-resistivity geobodies under different receiver-transmitter distances, coil parameters, and exploration distances. The results showed that receiver-transmitter distances had little effect on the distance of electromagnetic exploration in the temporal domain. However, the results indicated that coil parameters had significant effects on the near-well detection distances. Under the transmitter coil parameters of 200 turns and 2A current, the TEM method for boreholes was more sensitive to low-resistivity geobodies, with near-well exploration distances reaching 40~50 m and 30 m for low- and high-resistivity geobodies, respectively. Therefore, it is feasible to conduct short-offset near-well long-distance exploration using TEM detectors with short transmitter coils for boreholes.

Geological exploration accuracy is a significant factor in the reliability of the comprehensive environmental survey outcomes of informal landfill sites.This study conducted drilling-high-density resistivity joint exploration of an informal landfill site using 754 high-density resistivity measurement points,12 parameter wells,and aerial surveys.Based on the binary analysis method of landfill layers and base,as well as the fuzzy mathematics theory,this study analyzed and interpreted the distribution characteristics of four layers of landfills,base,and leachate.Furthermore,this study established a 3D geological model of the landfill site and analyzed the spatial distribution of environmental geological elements.The drilling-derived verification results and the applicability evaluation demonstrate that the drilling-high-density resistivity joint exploration can be used to investigate informal landfill sites to obtain reliable geological results consistent with site characteristics.

China has accumulated massive data on total gamma radiation (γ) from the prolonged extensive surveys of uranium deposits. However, there is a marked lack of studies on radioactive environment assessment using these data. Based on the measurement principles of total gamma radiation and the absorbed dose rate in air, this study ascertained the relationships of the absorbed dose rate in air with the total natural gamma radiation and nuclide content and, accordingly, established the relationship between total gamma radiation and the absorbed dose rate in air. Furthermore, it analyzed the effects of instrument parameters on the measurement error, concluding that there existed a strictly linear relationship between the measured total gamma radiation and the absorbed dose rate in the air when b_K/b_U = 2.287 and b_Th/b_U = 0.430. Therefore, the b_K/b_U and b_Th/b_U ratios closer to both values correspond to more accurate absorbed dose rates in air converted from the measured total gamma radiation. Using the model of the Hunan Ionizing Radiation Measuring Station, this study calculated the coefficient for converting total gamma radiation into the absorbed dose rate in air, analyzed the error, and deduced the approximate uranium equivalent ranges of potassium and thorium in the instrument parameters. Furthermore, for the rock mass in Panjia Village, Guiyang County, Chenzhou City and the limestone area of Tuqiao Village in Yongxing County of the city, this study measured the total gamma radiation, gamma spectra, and absorbed dose rates in the air at the same stations. The results show that when the average nuclide content ratio C_K/C_U was less than 1 and C_Th/C_U ratio was less than 3, the absorbed dose rates in air estimated based on the total gamma radiation (measured using the FD3013 instrument) shared roughly the same error levels with those estimated based on energy spectra using the Beck formula, both yielding root mean square errors below 15%. As inferred from the average C_K/C_U and C_Th/C_U ratios of nuclides in China, the absorbed dose rate in air in most areas of China can be estimated using the total gamma radiation measured using an FD3013 instrument (or an instrument with similar performance). Overall, converting the total gamma radiation data from available extensive surveys of uranium deposits into effective absorbed dose rates in the air provides a methodological reference for rapid, large-area assessment of the external exposure level of natural radioactivity in the environment.

The extended spatial autocorrelation (ESPAC)-based microtremor exploration(natural-source surface wave exploration) technology has been extensively used in shallow formation exploration owing to its simplicity,efficiency,and accuracy.However,the imaging effect of dispersion energy extracted based on the ESPAC method is unsatisfactory in practical applications.In particular,different observation array arrangements influence the extraction of dispersion curves from collected data.By investigating the imaging principle of the ESPAC method,this study conducted the simulation experiment of natural-source microtremor recording through ambient noise simulation.It compared the differences in dispersion energy under various dominant frequency distributions of wavelets.Moreover,it quantitatively analyzed the influence of different station arrangements and acquisition durations on the imaging quality of dispersion energy.The comparative study reveals the imaging patterns of the ESPAC method in shallow surface exploration.The ESPAC method can maximize the imaging quality of dispersion energy in the fundamental mode while considering both efficiency and exploration costs.The results of this study were applied to engineering application cases to further verify the simulation results.

The Mogou fluorite deposit of Fangcheng County, residing in the Neoproterozoic Meiyaogou Formation, is a crucial part of the fluorite metallogenic belt in southern Henan Province. Based on the analysis of the geological characteristics of the Mogou fluorite deposit, this study conducted petrographic and petrogeochemical studies to define the source of ore-forming materials and probe into the genetic mechanism of the fluorite deposit. The results show that the fluorite ore body is veined or lenticular, with mineralization-related alterations composed of silicification, fluorite and sericite alterations. Its ore structures are primarily massive, followed by banded, striped, and brecciated types. The chondrite-normalized rare earth element distribution pattern of the fluorite ore body is similar to that of the Meiyaogou Formation marbles and the Yanshanian porphyritic plagiogranites, suggesting a genetic relationship. The possible genetic mechanism is that the F-enriched ore-bearing hydrothermal liquids intruded along the interbedded fault and reacted with the surrounding rocks to form the fluorite ore /mineralized body. The deposit belongs to the epithermal filling type along the interbedded structure.

Yongqing County, as a pivotal pollution-free vegetable production base in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, has made significant contributions to ensuring the food safety of this region. However, there has been no systematic and comprehensive evaluation of Yongqing County's soil fertility, hindering the sustainable development of its green food industry. This study collected 338 soil samples from the arable layer (depth: 0~20 cm) throughout the county, including 155 from dry land, 84 from vegetable plots, and 99 from garden plots. Four soil nutrient elements including organic matter, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and potassium were determined using these samples. The results show that: The average contents of organic matter, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, and rapidly available potassium in the soil samples from Yongqing County's arable layer were 5.29×10^-3, 0.78×10^-3, 41.8×10^-6, and 197×10^-6, respectively. The soil fertility generally exhibited deficient organic matter and total nitrogen and abundant available phosphorus and potassium. In addition, the soil fertility of Yongqing County was graded and evaluated according to China's agricultural standard Green food-Environmental quality for production area (NY/T 391—2021). For land-use types like dry land, vegetable and garden plots, their organic matter and total nitrogen contents were mostly at level Ⅲ, and available phosphorus and potassium contents were primarily at level Ⅰ. The soil nutrient contents differed significantly in spatial distributions. Specifically, Longhuzhuang, Liujie, and Yangmazhuang townships in the southwest generally had higher soil nutrient contents than Caojiawu Township, Hancun and Lilancheng towns in the northeast. To efficiently develop the green food industry, Yongqing County needs to apply fertilizers scientifically and properly according to land-use types and actual planting situations and considering the soil texture and natural geographical factors. The specific measures are as follows: increasing the organic matter and total nitrogen contents in the soil by applying more organic and nitrogen fertilizers; applying more phosphate and potassium fertilizers to soil lacking available phosphorus and potassium, otherwise, the application of such fertilizers should be controlled.

This study aims to investigate the characteristics and influencing factors of selenium (Se) content in the tea leaf-rhizosphere soil system of the Liubao tea in Wuzhou, Guangxi. With the main tea gardens in Liubao and Shizhai towns, the core production areas of the Liubao tea, as study areas, this study conducted statistical analysis of the Se content in the tea leaves, rhizosphere soils, and tea leachate samples of the Liubao tea. The results show that: ① The Se content in soils of the study areas ranged from (0.40~1.98)×10^-6, averaging 1.08×10^-6; ② The Se content in Liubao tea leaves was between (0.03~0.25)×10^-6, averaging 0.07×10^-6, with a Se enrichment rate of 68%; ③ The leaching rates of Se in tea leachate ranged from 0~23.95%; ④ The Se content in the rhizosphere soils of tea gardens principally depended on soil parent materials and silica-sesquioxide ratios; ⑤ The P and N elements in soils can facilitate the absorption of soil Se by tea leaves, while the iron and aluminum oxides in acidified soils hinder the full utilization of soil Se by the Liubao tea. Hence, appropriate biochemical and agronomic measures are recommended for acidified soil amelioration to enhance the Se enrichment ability of the Liubao tea.

Dry and wet atmospheric deposition is an essential input pathway for surface soil elements. To explore the geochemical characteristics and sources of elements from atmospheric deposition in the middle-high mountain and hilly region of Central Yunnan, this study investigated 35 dry and wet atmospheric deposition samples from three counties in Central Yunnan. The results show that nutrient elements exhibited high annual depositional fluxes, while heavy metal elements manifested low annual depositional fluxes, with their ranking as follows: TOC>Ca>K>I>F>Zn>B>Pb>Cr>Cu>As>Mo>Cd>Se>Ge>Hg. As revealed by the enrichment factors, principal components, and spatial distribution characteristics, Ca, Mo, B, As, and F originated primarily from soil dust; Cu, Cd, Pb, Cr, and Ge were mostly from anthropogenic sources, such as mining activities and coal dust; TOC, K, Se, and I came from both coal dust and soil dust, and Se was also affected by mining activities; and Hg stemmed from coal dust. Coal and copper-dominated polymetallic mineral resources spread extensively across the study area and are subjected to certain mining activities, which are intimately connected with the contents of heavy metals in the atmosphere. Therefore, targeted atmospheric monitoring should be conducted to ensure atmospheric quality and no pollution to soil.

Southern China's igneous province,as a significant geothermal resource area in China,possesses abundant geothermal resources owing to its favorable accumulation conditions for medium-to-high temperature geothermal resources.However,gravity-magnetic-magnetotelluric exploration methods fail to sufficiently characterize the formation structures,geothermal reservoir boundaries,and the spatial distribution of geothermal reservoirs within the concealed fault zones,posing challenges in exploring deep geothermal resources.Hence,this study delved into the key seismic processing techniques for deep geothermal exploration based on 3D seismic exploration data,establishing a targeted processing flow.First,the problem of low signal-to-noise ratios in deep layers was solved through fine-scale preprocessing for deep geothermal reservoirs,laying a solid data foundation.Then,a high-precision velocity model was built via fault-guided tomography velocity modeling.Finally,the high-precision imaging of deep geothermal reservoirs was achieved using the amplitude-preserving low-frequency reverse-time migration technology,thus improving the imaging quality and the characterization accuracy of geothermal reservoir spaces and high-steep boundaries.Field data-based testing verified the validity and practicability of the processing flow.

Rapid progress has been made in the application of big data and artificial intelligence technology in the prediction of mineral resources. However, the application of machine learning technology based on convolutional neural networks remains in the exploration and experimental stages, with few practical examples and accomplishments achieved in the exploration and prediction of mineral resources in China. This study proposed applying convolutional neural networks to the exploration of gold deposits. Specifically, a neural network was trained for 2000 rounds using measured geological, mineral, geophysical, and geochemical data collected from a mineralization region covering an area of 3×10⁴ km² in a gold deposit in Shandong Province. Consequently, a 1D convolutional neural network model with accuracy of 0.95 and a loss rate of 0.11 was obtained. This model was employed to predict the distribution locations of gold deposits (exploration target areas) in other unknown areas in Shandong Province, yielding encouraging outcomes.