Geoserve Logging & Tomography

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Geoserve Logging & Tomography Borehole Resistivity Logging and Tomography for Mineral Exploration W. Qian, B. Milkereit, G. McDowell, K. Stevens and S. Halladay www.geo-lt.com

WHY ? Continuities of conductors between boreholes A B M N Continuities of conductors between boreholes Identification of conductors offhole Mapping perfect conductors Mapping poor conductors

WHY NOW ? Forward modeling studies B M N Forward modeling studies Multi-electrode array instrumentation

Advantages of the System Very easy to deploy Can acquire vast amount of data rapidly Battery power Easy data QC Rugged design

Ni-Cu (Super Conductor) Zn, Pb and Ag (Modest Conductor)

Vertical Resistivity Profiling M N Apparent Resistivity B

Borehole intersects sulfides in conductive environment

Borehole pass by sulfides in conductive environment

Borehole intersects sulfide in resistive environment Log10

Borehole pass by sulfide in resistive environment Log10

VRP survey in a single hole will provide: Bulk background resistivity Information about off-hole conductors

Borehole to Borehole Electrode Configuration M

B1 B2 Projection Plane B3

B3 B1 B2

QC Electric Current Injected between B2 and B3 Ore zone in B2 Current Electrodes in B2 Current Electrodes in B3 Deeper Deeper

QC Electric Current Injected between B2 and B3 Ore zone in B2 Current Electrodes in B2 Ore zone shadow in B3 Current Electrodes in B3 Deeper Deeper

QC Electric Current Injected between B1 and B3 Current Electrodes in B1 Ore zone shadow in B3 Current Electrodes in B3 Deeper Deeper

B3 B1 B2

Electric Current between two adjacent electrodes in B2 Top Massive Sulfide Zone Bottom

Electric Potential between two adjacent electrodes in B3 [mV] Ore zone shadow in B3 1 mA of current is injected between two adjacent electrodes in B2 Ore zone in B2

QC Electric Current Injected between B1 and B3 Zone II Zone I Deeper Deeper

No Electrode Coverage Zone II Zone I No Electrode Coverage

A: alteration bleached, no significant Zn mineralization or Pyrite-content, resistivity larger than 40 ohm.m B: brecciation, matrix Pyrite rich ( 5 – 10 % Pyrite), less than 1% Zn content, resistivity between 15 and 40 ohm.m C: strong brecciation, often more than 5% Zn content, resistivity less than 15 ohm.m.

Inverse Modeling Strategy VRP pseudo section as starting model Sharp inversion of only VRP data (Initial model is the main constraint) Build a model from the two sharp inversion models Fix the near borehole properties and let the tomography inversion work on the resistivity in the central region. The resistivity values can be fixed, semi-fixed (fixed in a narrow range) or completely floating Fine tuning the inversion model with different geological / petrophysical constraints

Conclusions Detect conductive zones within 30 m range around the borehole Provide independent estimate of bulk (4 - 100 m) resistivity data for calibration / interpretation of other EM datasets Map conductive zones between the boreholes 180 m apart Works for all conductivity contrasts Very easy field operation procedures

Outlook Field test 3D tomography methodologies Develop IP data interpretation Move towards simultaneous data acquisition in multiple boreholes Build cables to deploy in deeper boreholes

Acknowledgement Nash Creek, Slam Exploration Sudbury, Camiro, NSERC, CVRD, Xstrata, First Nickel