Integration and analysis of airborne geophysics and remote sensing data for exploration of porphyry copper deposits in the Central Iranian Volcanic Belt
H. Ranjbar
Department of Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman,
Iran. Post box No. 76135-133,
Tel and fax: +98-341-2112764,
Email: h.ranjbar@mail.uk.ac.ir
M. Honarmand, Z. Moezifar
Department of Geology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. Post box No. 76135-133
Abstract
The area under study covers an area of 640 km
2, located in the southern part of Iranian Volcanic-Sedimentary Belt. ETM+ images have been used for alteration mapping. Satellit images can be used for enhancing the areas with hydroxyl and iron oxide minerals. However field checking has shown that this method is not able to enhance all the areas with hydrothermal alteration. At the same time many of the altered areas do not have good signature in the geophysical data. In order to recognize such areas integration of remote sensing and geophysical data can be helpful. The Darrehzar Cu deposit is chosen as a control area. The data analysis and integration of geophysical and remote sensing data is performed by using directed principal components. This technique is found to be useful for the delineation of hydrothermaly altered areas with more confidence.