Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist [Hardcover]

A state-of-the-art overview of geophysical methods for mineral exploration, demonstrating practical application and interpretation supported by real geophysical data examples.A state-of-the-art overview of geophysical methods for mineral exploration, providing detailed technique descriptions and instruction on interpretation. Supported by full-colour figures and real exploration data from around the world, this textbook provides students and industry professionals with the understanding and practical tools they need to work with geophysical data.A state-of-the-art overview of geophysical methods for mineral exploration, providing detailed technique descriptions and instruction on interpretation. Supported by full-colour figures and real exploration data from around the world, this textbook provides students and industry professionals with the understanding and practical tools they need to work with geophysical data.Providing a balance between principles and practice, this state-of-the-art overview of geophysical methods takes readers from the basic physical phenomena, through the acquisition and processing of data, to the creation of geological models of the subsurface and data interpretation to find hidden mineral deposits. Detailed descriptions of all the commonly used geophysical methods are given, including gravity, magnetic, radiometric, electrical, electromagnetic and seismic methods. Each technique is described in a consistent way and without complex mathematics. Emphasising extraction of maximum geological information from geophysical data, the book also explains petrophysics, data modelling and common interpretation pitfalls. Packed with full-colour figures, also available online, the text is supported by selected examples from around the world, including all the major deposit types. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in minerals geoscience, this is also a valuable reference for professionals in the mining industry wishing to make greal.