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- 2-D joint inversion of VES and gravity data: application to the Chaves grabenPublication . Represas, Patricia; Santos, Fernando Monteiro
- 3D Constrained Gravity Inversion and TEM, Seismic Reflection and Drill-Hole Analysis for New Target Generation in the Neves-Corvo VMS Mine Region, Iberian Pyrite BeltPublication . Marques, Fábio; Dias, Pedro; Carvalho, João; Represas, Patricia; Spicer, Bill; Araújo, Vítor; Matos, João Xavier; Morais, Igor; Albardeiro, Luís; Sousa, Pedro; Pacheco, Nelson; Gonçalves, Pedro; Barbosa, DiegoABSTRACT: Located in the Iberian pyrite belt, the Neves-Corvo mine is a world-class massive sulfide deposit and the largest operating mine in Portugal with underground mining down to 1000 m depth focused on massive and stockwork Cu, Zn, Pb rich ores. Gravimetric data have had a leading role in the discovery of the seven known deposits, together with time-domain electromagnetic (TEM) ground data. In this work, we present the results of a 3D constrained gravity inversion carried out with legacy ground gravity data. The 3D gravity inversions were carried out using an updated density database containing approximately 142,000 measurements. A recently constructed 3D geological model based on reprocessed 2D seismic reflection, 3D seismic, TEM and updated geology from detailed surface mapping and drill-hole data, was used to constrain the inversions. The results show multiple high-density anomalies that may indicate the presence of mineralization at depth. These anomalies were therefore cross-checked with holes previously drilled. Approximately 97% of more than 1000 available surface drill-holes located on or at a distance of less than 200 m from the high-density anomalies intersected mineralization. However, gravity anomalies have been drilled in the past and particularly dense black shales or rhyolitic/gabbroic rocks have been intersected. To increase the success of future drilling, gravimetric anomalies have been correlated spatially with high-conductivity TEM zones and strong-amplitude seismic reflections, because igneous rocks usually present weak-to-moderate conductivity and a massive column of black shales presents a seismic signature quite different from that of mineralization. We concluded that some of these locations represent high-quality targets to consider following up with drilling and further exploration.
- 3D electrical structure definition of aquifer systems in the Kalahari basin in Southern Angola based on legacy data reprocessingPublication . Ramalho, Elsa; Francés, Alain Pascal; Santos, Fernando Monteiro; Victorino, Américo da MataABSTRACT: The Kalahari-Ohangwena transboundary aquifer system, recently identified in Northern Namibia, comprises 3 major aquifers with very different characteristics. The shallowest is discontinuous and with limited reserves, but it has local importance in water supply for the population, since it is easy to reach, and often presents good hydrochemical quality. An intermediate deeper aquifer is characterized by high salinity while the deepest aquifer, also mostly saline, can present zones with fresh water. However, the latter is located at considerable depths and is shaped by the bottom of the basin basement. There hasn't been a systematic hydrogeological data acquisition for decades in this area of Angola, but legacy electrical resistivity data reprocessing from geophysical surveys conducted >50 years ago in the Cunene Province allowed the construction of a quasi-3D geoelectrical model for the Angolan side of KOH aquifer system in the Cuvelai-Etosha basin. This model is based on 482 vertical electrical soundings carried out in 1966-67, using the Schlumberger array, that contribute to confirming the presence of the Kalahari-Ohangwena aquifer system in Angola. The obtained quasi-3D model highlights the geoelectrical features of hard bedrock and is validated with other hydrogeological and geophysical information. The quasi-3D electrical resistivity data is interpreted using selected boreholes and two time-domain electro-magnetics transects carried out in Namibia, in the 2000s. Although both geophysical data acquisitions were >40 years apart, the results show a very good correlation between the deeper aquifer and the aquitard separating the intermediate aquifer from the deeper aquifer either with the results from Namibia or the borehole data. This is a direct result of the lack of alteration in the hydraulic conditions over these decades, without significant anthropogenic activity and negligible extraction from deep wells. Based on this analysis, the original dataset was considered a reliable source and this quasi-3D model was validated. Furthermore, the model can be considered in the future as an important tool for groundwater resources management, as well as a good starting point for further hydrogeological research in the province of Cunene.
- 3D reflection seismic imaging of volcanogenic massive sulphides at Neves-Corvo, PortugalPublication . Donoso, George; MALEHMIR, Alireza; Carvalho, João; Araújo, VítorABSTRACT: Three-dimensional reflection seismic data from the Neves-Corvo area, southern Portugal, were reprocessed with the main objective of improving the seismic signature of the Lombador and Semblana volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits. The sensitivity for choosing adequate parameters for targeted imaging, even during the pre-processing stage, such as common-depth point binning size, was studied in detail before the main processing work began helping to optimize bin size parameters; preliminary stacking results from this analysis presented severe acquisition footprint, and seismic targets were not clearly identifiable. Processing results using pre-stack dip move-out and post-stack migration methods show strong moderate to steeply dipping reflections. Several of the observed reflections can be correlated with known lithological contacts, some of which are interpreted to originate from the Semblana and Lombador deposits. Despite the mixed signal-to-noise ratio, the seismic cube reveals both shallow and deep three-dimensional structures, allowing to account for the deposits' lateral extension beyond the capabilities of two-dimensional seismic imaging alone. Given the data processing approach taken it was possible to distinguish strong diffraction patterns, interpreted as originating from faults and edges of the Lombador deposit, illustrating the usefulness of diffraction patterns for better interpretation of geological features in hard-rock environments.
- Age dependent variation of magnetic fabric on dike swarms from Maio Island, Cape VerdePublication . Moreira, Mário; Madeira, José; Mata, João; Represas, Patricia
- Analysis of gravity anomalies in Maio Island, Cape VerdePublication . Catalão, João; Represas, Patricia; Montesinos, Fuensanta; Antunes, Carlos; Madeira, José; Mata, João
- Aplicação de dados geofísicos na caracterização de falhas com potencial sismogénico no Vale Inferior do TejoPublication . Carvalho, João P. F.; Pinto, Carlos C.; Costa, Manuela; Rabeh, Taha; Terrinha, Pedro; Duarte, Henrique; Borges, José FernandoO Vale Inferior do Tejo (VIT) tem sofrido os efeitos de sismos históricos. Algumas das fontes sismogénicas são conhecidas. Com vista a uma avaliação correcta das fontes sismogénicas em futuros estudos de perigosidade sísmica, integraram-se dados de reflexão sísmica, com dados de métodos potenciais e dados de epicentros relocalizados. As informações recolhidas a partir dos parâmetros das falhas irão ajudar à localização de fontes de sismos históricos utilizando elementos finitos de simulação de movimentos fortes.
- Assessing the degree of fracturing and weathered layer thickness using seismic and GPR dataPublication . Carvalho, João P. F.; Pinto, Carlos C.; Lisboa, Jose; Sardinha, Rui; Catrapona, Afonso; Borges, José Fernando; Tlemçani, M.
- C3G - A portuguese collaboratorium for Geology, Geodesy and GeophysicsPublication . Caldeira, Bento; Caldeira, Rita; Carrilho, Fernando; Carvalho, João; Custódio, S.; Dias, N.; Fernandes, R.; Moreira, M.; Seixas, T.; Silva, M.; Quental, Lídia; Silveira, G.
- Characterization of a concealed fault zone using P and S-wave seismic reflection dataPublication . Carvalho, João P. F.; Ghose, R.; Pinto, Carlos C.; Borges, José Fernando