«TOMS-project» LLC (Saint Petersburg, Russia):

Iskhakov M. A., Head of the Geological Department, e-mail: ishakov_marat@list.ru

Minimization of non-efficient costs and necessity of quick finishing of estimation of exploration areas have strict economic and temporal requirements, without a damage to working efficiency. In this vein, the problem of forecasting and exploration of blind ore deposits requires the maximal localization of exploration objects, complying with systemacity and completeness of estimations of the whole researched territory, without the duplication of tasks and results of previous working stages. Author of this article uses the data of earth remote sensing, combined with the general biological data, as one of the foregoing efficient practical tools. The space structure forecasting models (basis of the projects of geological prospecting works), based on the earth remote sensing data, are used by the author too. Meanwhile, the most important structural elements of mineralization control, which are reflected at the space structure forecasting models include large fault intersections, thickening areas of circular magmatogene structures, decoded cones and calderas of paleovolcanos, etc.
This article shares the results of constructions of the final parts of space structure forecasting models of three copper-ore regions of Mongolia, Africa and Ural. For the first time in the practice of geological prospecting of these regions, the space structure forecasting models with scales from 1:50000 to 1:100000 were created for the total area to 13000 km², with taxones' localization in the classes from «ore region» to «exploration territory». There is shown the economical, geological and organizational-economic efficiency of
geological prospecting works, using the space structure forecasting models. There is realized the transfer from the methodology of works on the whole territory, to the methodology of works on the local territory. Preliminary results of introduction and accompanying problem questions are briefly explained in this article. There are given the recommendations for area and content of geological prospecting works. This article continues other series of author's works, which were earlier published and shared mainly the regional level of constructions of space structure forecasting models.

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