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A method of combining spatially referenced exploration data was evaluated using lead mineralisation in the northern Pennines of England as the test topic. The method allows subdivision of the search area into zones where mineralisation is more and less likely based on the spatial correlation between known mineral deposits and each dataset. It was successful in highlighting the Alston Block as a promising area for lead deposits even where only 6 of the principal mines were used to guide the technique but was less effective at predicting the distribution of mineralisation within the Askrigg Block. Its advantages include the ability to compare the strength of correlations between different data and known mineralisation, to guide the user towards metallogenic concepts of use to exploration and to highlight areas where exploration data are deficient and should be collected or upgraded.
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Barr, M.W.C. (1990). Pennine exploration dataset re-examined. In: Remote sensing: an operational technology for the mining and petroleum industries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9744-4_1
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