Sains Malaysiana 52(1)(2023):
305-320
http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2023-5201-25
Application of 2-D Electrical Resistivity Imaging, and Induced Polarization Methods for Delineating
Gold Mineralization at Felda Chiku 3, Kelantan, Malaysia
(Aplikasi Pengimejan Kerintangan
Elektrik 2-D dan Kaedah Pengkutuban Teraruh untuk Menggambarkan Pemineralan Emas
di Felda Chiku 3, Kelantan, Malaysia)
HUSSEIN
AHMED HASAN ZAID1, MOHD HARIRI ARIFIN1,*, JOHN
STEPHEN KAYODE2, MOHD BASRIL ISWADI BASORI1, MOHD ROZI
UMOR1 & SURAYA HILMI HAZIM1
1Department
of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia
2Department
of Physics, Nigerian Army University, No 1, Gombe road, PMB
1500, Biu, Borno State,
Nigeria
Received: 6 December 2022/Accepted:
4 January 2023
Abstract
A
geophysical survey has been carried out to assess the distribution of gold
minerals at the Felda Chiku 3, Gua Musang district,
Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia. A 2-D geo-electrical resistivity imaging (ERI),
combined with Induced Polarization (IP) method, and Oasis Montaj modelling were applied to delineate the potential conductive zones associated
with sulphide mineralization. Most Peninsular Malaysia’s gold deposits occur in
hydrothermal sulphides as discrete ore formations within the host rocks. A good
correlation between the ERI and the IP profiles was observed during the
interpretation of the model that successfully identifying the low resistive,
and high chargeable sulphide zones, which correspond to the gold mineralization
zones. The correlations could be linked to the conductive features at depth
ranging from about 25 m - 135 m, trending along N-S directions. The study
suggests further geo-electrical investigation to be carried out towards the
south-western part of the area as more potential mineralized zones with N-S
trends could be found in this region. Further studies would be able to give the
extent of the gold deposits in Kelantan and by extension, allow for better
informed mineral exploration and drilling operations to mine the gold in the
region.
Keywords: Gold
mineralization; IP chargeability method; Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia; 2-D resistivity technique
Abstrak
Suatu tinjauan geofizik telah
dijalankan bagi menilai taburan galian emas di Felda Chiku 3, daerah Gua
Musang, Kelantan, Semenanjung Malaysia. Pengimejan kerintangan geo-elektrik 2-D (ERI) digabungkan
dengan kaedah Pengkutuban Teraruh (IP) dan pemodelan Oasis Montaj digunakan
untuk menggambarkan zon konduktif berpotensi yang dikaitkan dengan pemineralan
sulfida. Kebanyakan deposit
emas Semenanjung Malaysia berlaku dalam sulfida hidroterma sebagai pembentukan
bijih diskret dalam batuan perumah. Korelasi yang baik antara profil ERI dan IP telah
diperhatikan semasa tafsiran model yang berjaya mengenal pasti zon sulfida
berperintang rendah dan tinggi, yang sepadan dengan zon pemineralan emas. Korelasi boleh
dikaitkan dengan ciri konduktif pada kedalaman antara 25 m - 135 m, mengikut
arah aliran N-S. Penyelidikan tersebut mencadangkan kajian geo-elektrik
lanjut dijalankan ke arah bahagian barat daya kawasan itu kerana lebih banyak
zon mineral berpotensi dengan trend NS boleh ditemui di rantau ini. Kajian lanjut
juga akan dapat memberikan tahap simpanan emas di Kelantan dan seterusnya,
membolehkan penerokaan mineral dan operasi penggerudian yang lebih termaklum
untuk melombong emas di rantau ini.
Kata kunci: Kaedah keberintangan2-D; kaedah pengecasan IP; Kelantan; pemineralan emas; Semenanjung Malaysia
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