Target delineation method for deep prospecting of hydrothermal deposit controlled by fault-fold structure
US12366676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V9/005
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is a target delineation method for deep prospecting of a hydrothermal deposit controlled by a fault-fold structure, including: analyzing an echelon distribution of orebodies or mineralized bodies, and analyzing a mechanical mechanism of the ore-forming structure; determining a trend and a plunge of an overall principal compressive stress of the mining area, as well as trends and plunges of local principal compressive stresses at different locations of an anticline; revealing a control effect of the local principal compressive stress on formation of an ore-bearing space and on a spatial distribution of orebody groups; and determining a stress transformation region controlled by the deposit structure as a favorable ore-forming zone of the deposit, and determining a stress transformation region controlled by an orebody structure in the favorable ore-forming zone as a target position for deep concealed orebodies.
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