Complex Resistivity Method and its Application in Mineral Resource Exploration

Abstract:

Complex resistivity (CR) is one of an electromagnetic method which plays an important role in the exploration of oil and gas, underground water as well as solid mineral resources in recent years. Nowadays China is under fast developing and there is still a big gap between the supply and demand of mineral resources. As an effective controlled source electromagnetic method, CR method can be easily used to judge the content of resources, determine the target reservoir and select a favorable drilling area. In this paper, an introduction to CR method and its application in copper mine exploration in west China is present. The result shows that CR is an effective electromagnetic method in the exploration of deep mineral resources.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 396-398)
• Pages: 115-118
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.396-398.115
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Xin Gong Tang, Xing Bing Xie, Liang Jun Yan
• Keywords: Complex Resistivity, Cr, Electromagnetic Method, Mineral Resources

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