Gold potential of the Dalradian rocks of north-west Northern Ireland : prospectivity analysis using Tellus data

Lusty, P.A.J.; Gunn, A.G.; McDonnell, P.M.; Chacksfield, B.C.; Cooper, M.R.; Earls, G.. 2009 Gold potential of the Dalradian rocks of north-west Northern Ireland : prospectivity analysis using Tellus data. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Section B Applied Earth Science, 118 (3). 162-177. 10.1179/174327509X12550990457889

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Abstract/Summary

The Dalradian terrane in the north-west of Northern Ireland is prospective for orogenic vein-hosted gold mineralisation with important deposits at Curraghinalt and Cavanacaw. New 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. Four main groups of targets were identified, many close to known occurrences in the Lack - Curraghinalt zone and others in prospective areas identified by previous investigations. Additional targets are located along west-north-west trending linear zones at the eastern end of the Newtownstewart Basin and to the north of the Omagh-Kesh Basin. These zones may be related to major structures linked to a westward extension of the Curraghinalt lateral ramp which is regarded as an important control on the location of the Curraghinalt deposit.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1179/174327509X12550990457889
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2009 > Minerals and waste
ISSN:	0371-7453
Date made live:	29 Mar 2010 09:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9542

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