Airborne geophysical procedures are electromagnetic, magnetic and radiometric. Since airborne geophysics made its debut in 1943 there have been several important breakthroughs in technology. The breakthrough for the 21st century is the SkyTEM method as it is sensitive enough to map anomalies and geological layers that aren’t detected by less advanced systems.
A SkyTEM client exploring for gold said:
The results demonstrate that the SkyTEM system was able to map the geology at much greater depths than any of the pre-existing geophysical methods, and has outlined a previously unknown synclinal feature in the area that is the major host of mineralization at the property. The finding of the synclinal fold will be further detailed by other geophysical methods, but has significantly enhanced the geological upside of the property
SkyTEM has successfully mapped:
- Uranium
- Gold
- Nickel
Carabella Resources Coal Exploration
Airborne surveying for drilling optimisation With hundreds of millions of dollars spent on drilling for coal exploration each year, GroundProbe has worked with Carabella Resources to use the unsurpassed resolution of the SkyTEM airborne technology to ...
Prospecting for Gold-Copper mineralizations in Archean Greenstone, Qussuk, Greenland
The Qussuk gold-copper project operated by the Greenlandic prospecting company NunaMinerals is located near the Qussuk bay in West Greenland 60 km North-East of the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk.