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Sub-Audio Magnetics (SAM)Galvanic Source EM ExampleCentral Bore, WA
Chris ParkerSenior Geophysicist
Gap Geophysics Australia
Gap GeophysicsAustralia
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SAM MMR Surveys▪ Current channelling technique suitable for
mapping vertical / sub-vertical linear stratigraphy and structures ➢Rapid acquisition
➢Extremely high detail
➢Multi-parameter data sets
➢Relatively inexpensive – value for money
➢TMI / MMC data sets offer multiple, complementary views of the geology
➢Recent refinement of Galvanic Source TFEM .
▪ Examples➢Polar Bear – Salt Lake Survey, WA
➢Gold Road – Yamarna Belt Survey, WA
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SAM MMR Case Study – Polar Bear, WA
SAM from Polar Bear Prospect, WA (Sirius)
➢ Towed sled on salt lake➢ Extremely conductive
area➢ Smaller survey grids➢ Approx 20 grids➢ Approx 30 sq km➢ Approx 600 line km➢ 20 days to survey➢ Tx freq – 1Hz➢ Current ~15A➢ Sees fine detail of
stratigraphy and structure to allow definition of new gold and nickel targets
* From a Presentation by Mark Bennett
(Sirius Resources) at the Sydney
Resources Roundup, 12th May 2010
Total MagneticIntensity
Magnetometric Conductivity
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SAM MMR Case Study-Central Bore, WA
Survey Layout
SAM Survey – Central BoreYamarna Belt, WA
➢ Ground Acquisition ➢ Moderate Conductivity➢ Surveyed as three grids➢ Approx 6 sq km➢ 120 line km➢ 7 days acquisition➢ Tx freq – 8 Hz➢ Current ~20A➢ Designed to map stratigraphy
and structure to allow definition of new gold and nickel targets
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SAM MMR Example - Central Bore, WA
Total MagneticIntensity
Magnetometric Conductivity
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Galvanic Source TFEM Channels
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TFEM Channel 1
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TFEM Channel 2
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TFEM Channel 3
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TFEM Channel 4
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TFEM Channel 5
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TFEM Channel 6
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TFEM Channel 7
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TFEM Channel 8
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TFEM Channel 9
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TFEM Channel 10
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TFEM Channel 11
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TFEM Channel 12
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TFEM Channel 13
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3D inversion of Galvanic source SAM
• 2 approaches for 3D inversion under investigation by Mira Geoscience (Scott Napier) and Fullagar Geophysics (Peter Fullagar)
• Rapid approximate inversion of EM SAM with VPEM3D• Minutes on a Dell Notebook
• Full 3D solution MMR + EM with UBC-GIF 3D EM inversion programs• 24-36 hours on a cluster computer
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3D inversion of Galvanic source SAM
EM only Joint EM + MMRMMR only
Full 3D inversion solution using H3DTDinv – Preliminary Results
Increasing level of detail recovered