From the given Cu soil geochemical anomaly map, recommend what type of follow-up exploration surveys or activities should be done in the A & B Anomalous zone. Noteworthy that the deposit is presumed to be Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit

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From the given Cu soil geochemical anomaly map, recommend what type of follow-up exploration surveys or activities should be done in the A & B Anomalous zone. Noteworthy that the deposit is presumed to be Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit

Cu in Soil Geochemical Anomaly Map
(at Extreme Value Cut-off 450 ppm Cu)
N
•170 500
300
z80 B
30
• 100
아40
040
O 100
O40
310 360
340
@280
O160
*60
Legend:
40
• 170
• 220 o
250 •260
150
050
40
e 120
• 120 a190
e 90
e 120
C
O50
e60
O 140
140
Highly Anomalous (> 343 ppm)
130
270
e140
• 60
• 90
O 70
200 0130
e 90
e 160
160
•70
• 90
220
0260
a140
• 160
O 90
90
Probably Anomalous (316 - 343 ppm)
100
e 120
o80
060
280
0 260
210
620
50
80
3.70
•160
O 60
•250 (320
0260
200
Possibly Anomalous (290 - 316 ppm)
O 60
0 80
0 50
400
030
190
• 30
• 30
300 2I0
300
O60
e180
240
@ 600
0400
Threshold (290 ppm)
• 20
a 200390
350
310
350
e40
• 40
380230
e 40
Priority Target Areas for follow-up
exploration:
A – First Priority
B – Second Priority
C - Third Priority
20
360 0440
400 220 300
350
A
030
G400
80
300 méters
Transcribed Image Text:Cu in Soil Geochemical Anomaly Map (at Extreme Value Cut-off 450 ppm Cu) N •170 500 300 z80 B 30 • 100 아40 040 O 100 O40 310 360 340 @280 O160 *60 Legend: 40 • 170 • 220 o 250 •260 150 050 40 e 120 • 120 a190 e 90 e 120 C O50 e60 O 140 140 Highly Anomalous (> 343 ppm) 130 270 e140 • 60 • 90 O 70 200 0130 e 90 e 160 160 •70 • 90 220 0260 a140 • 160 O 90 90 Probably Anomalous (316 - 343 ppm) 100 e 120 o80 060 280 0 260 210 620 50 80 3.70 •160 O 60 •250 (320 0260 200 Possibly Anomalous (290 - 316 ppm) O 60 0 80 0 50 400 030 190 • 30 • 30 300 2I0 300 O60 e180 240 @ 600 0400 Threshold (290 ppm) • 20 a 200390 350 310 350 e40 • 40 380230 e 40 Priority Target Areas for follow-up exploration: A – First Priority B – Second Priority C - Third Priority 20 360 0440 400 220 300 350 A 030 G400 80 300 méters
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