Reconnaissance-scale prospectivity analysis for gold mineralisation in the Southern Uplands-Down-Longford Terrane, Northern Ireland

Lusty, P.A.J.; Scheib, C.; Gunn, A.G.; Walker, A.S.D.. 2012 Reconnaissance-scale prospectivity analysis for gold mineralisation in the Southern Uplands-Down-Longford Terrane, Northern Ireland. Natural Resources Research, 21 (3). 359-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-012-9183-3

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Abstract/Summary

The Southern Uplands-Down-Longford Terrane in south-east Northern Ireland is prospective for Caledonian-age, turbidite-hosted orogenic gold mineralisation with important deposits at Clontibret in the Republic of Ireland and in Scotland. Geochemical and geophysical data from the DETI-funded Tellus project have been used, in conjunction with other spatial geoscience datasets, to map the distribution of prospectivity for this style of mineralisation over this terrane. A knowledge-based fuzzy logic modelling methodology using Arc Spatial Data modeller was utilised. The prospectivity analysis has identified several areas prospective for turbidite-hosted gold mineralisation, comparable to that at Clontibret and gold occurrences in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. A number of these either coincide with known bedrock gold occurrences or with areas considered prospective and targeted by previous exploration work, validating the predictive capability of the exploration model devised and its translation into a GIS-based prospectivity model. The results of the modelling suggest that as in other parts of the Southern Uplands the coincidence of regional strike-parallel structures and intersecting transverse faults are highly prospective, as these are likely to create zones of anomalous stress for fluid flow and deposit accumulation. Those areas in which there are no known gold occurrences are considered to be favourable targets for further exploration and should be followed up.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-012-9183-3
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2010 > Minerals and waste
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	24 Jul 2012 14:02 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18864

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-012-9183-3

Programmes:

BGS Programmes 2010 > Minerals and waste

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

24 Jul 2012 14:02 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18864