The Application of the Induced Polarization Method at Brenda Mines, British Columbia
D.K. FOUNTAIN, Geophysicist, Noranda Exploration Company, Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
High metal prices and advanced technology in open-pit mining methods have resulted in considerable interest in the development of large, low-grade mineral deposits. Brenda Mines Limited is presently testing such a deposit of copper-molybdenum mineralization near Penticton, British Columbia. The mineralization of economic interest at Brenda has a total metallic sulphide content of between 1 and 1.5 per cent. This sulphide content approaches the limits of detectability of standard geophysical methods. However, due to a favourable geological environment, it has been possible to utilize the Induced Polarization Method to outline the mineralization at the Brenda property.
Keywords:
chalcopyrite, granodiorite, induced polarization, LP, mineralization, Economics, Induced polarization, Limited, mineralization, sulphide, Sulphides, Survey, Surveys
