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Exploring Coal Deposits in Balochistan's Ghazij Formation: A Multi-Disciplinary Geological Approach! The exploration of coal deposits within the Ghazij Formation in Balochistan's Duki and Sor Ranges involves identifying the most suitable locations for future coal mining operations. This process requires a comprehensive approach that integrates multiple geological disciplines, including stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, economic geology, and mining geology. Key tasks include carefully analyzing the stratigraphic sequence to understand the distribution and orientation of coal lenses within the formation. This involves identifying critical lithological units, such as coquina beds rich in gastropods, oyster shells, and foraminifera, which serve as important markers for interpreting depositional environments and guiding exploration activities. Understanding the stratigraphic and structural controls is essential for determining the locations most likely to contain coal deposits. Structural mapping helps in recognizing faults, folds, and other geological features that may influence coal seam continuity and quality. Detailed sedimentological studies focus on depositional environments, which affect the distribution and thickness of coal seams. Paleontological analysis further assists in refining the stratigraphic framework by dating and correlating different layers, thereby narrowing down potential target zones for drilling and sampling. By combining these geological insights, the exploration team can pinpoint the most promising sites for detailed study, ensuring that future phases of exploration and eventual exploitation are both efficient and economically viable. https://lnkd.in/dFtqS7bX

📢 Exciting News! 🎉 My Bachelor's Thesis has been Published in the Peer-Reviewed Journal of the Geological Society of Sri Lanka! 📝🌍 I am thrilled to announce that my research on reservoir characteristic evaluation in the Sri Lankan sector of the Cauvery Basin has been published in the esteemed Geological Society of Sri Lanka journal. 📚 In this study, I conducted a detailed analysis of three wells—Delft-1, Pedro-1, and Palk Bay-1—exploring the porosity of sandstone and limestone potential reservoir rocks at specific depth levels. Despite limited data and time constraints, the results of my research confirm the occurrence of relatively thicker potential hydrocarbon reservoirs in several stratigraphic intervals, including the Albian, Campanian, Early Oligocene, and Early Miocene periods in the aspect of porosity. 🛢️💧 I am immensely proud of this accomplishment, which underscores the significance of geological research in understanding and evaluating hydrocarbon potential in the Cauvery Basin. I am grateful for the support and guidance of my supervisor Dr.Upul Premarathne and my colleagues throughout this journey. 🙏 This publication represents a significant milestone in my academic and professional journey, and I am excited to continue exploring new avenues of research and discovery in the field of geology. 🌟 Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way! Let's keep pushing the boundaries of knowledge together! 🚀 Link to the paper..... https://lnkd.in/ekBQKtNC #GeologicalResearch #CauveryBasin #HydrocarbonPotential #PublishedResearch #Geology #AcademicAchievement #PeerReviewedJournal #GeologicalSocietySriLanka

Dear all The review paper on the Geology of the Senegalo-Mauritanian basin is now available. The key points discussed Stratigraphy Tectonic Evolution Integrated Petroleum systems https://lnkd.in/eC3ZibtU

Honored to present my research on detecting alteration zones in porphyry copper deposits using advanced remote sensing techniques at this incredible conference. A great opportunity to share insights and learn from experts in the field of mineral exploration. 16th Symposium of Iranian Society of Economic Geology #RemoteSensing #PorphyryCopper #MineralExploration #Geoscience

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 In several mineralising systems, especially hydrothermal ones, there are distinct episodes of fluid-rock interaction and ore formation. To deepen our understanding of ore distribution and the mineralising processes, it is extremely important to understand the chronological and genetic differences within these stages. Carefully investigating the deposit petrological characteristics and observing cross-cutting relationships are useful ways to understand these events. However, it's important to note that these relationships can change or look different across the mineralising system. That's why I stress the importance of using geochronological dating methods to accurately constrain when different mineralization events occur. We cover this topic in a study case on our recent paper published in Ore Geology Reviews. This paper, written by Xin Wang in a partnership between The University of Queensland (Renjie Zhou) and the Geological Survey of Queensland (Elena Belousova, Courteney Dhnaram, Friedrich von Gnielinski, Vladimir Lisitsin), exhibits that mineral characterisation and geochronology of garnets can effectively constrain different ore-forming events on Skarn deposits (Mount Garnet Zinc deposit, NE Queensland). Please have a look and let us know your thoughts. https://lnkd.in/gMDfaMTj #geology #mineralexploration #research

#uranium #athabascabasin #saskatchewanathabasca #saskatchewanathabascabasin 11 historic Uranium occurrences in one land package almost 20km long. Classic discovery of all the occurrences by radiometric survey in 1950's and later, then on ground prospecting of anomalies. Trenching, and pitting with results, some with drill results. Considered "Beaverlodge type", which is classic fracture filling and has now been papered as possible evidence of deeper rich source below the "Beaverlodge type" caps worldwide. This is one of the papers, but there are several published recently. The area is near Alberta border and is postulated geology that extends into Nunavut - Northwest Territories. https://lnkd.in/ef_uVmCP

A skarn short course at the Peruvian Geological Congress (XXII CONGRESO PERUANO DE GEOLOGÍA 2024) Skarns and Related Deposits: Understanding and Exploration * Date: December 7, 2024; 8:00 - 17:00 * Location: Lima Centro de Convenciones, Peru * Contact: inscripciones.xxiicpg@spg.org.pe; +51 946-546-637 Topics: - Basic concepts: definition; mineralogy - Classification - Paragenesis - Skarn zonation (including metal zonation) - Skarn geometry - Factors affecting skarn formation and zoning patterns - How to identify causative intrusion(s)

As the requirement is fulfilled, PbZn Skarn can be formed in mineralizaed economic amount as result of enrichment in a hydrothermal system. Some practical requirement that can be used as the guidance for its formation are reactive Ca-Rich rock as the host rock, fertile intrusion as the causative heat sources and geological structure as the fluid pathway. All the factor above is related to the geological history of an area and can be shown in a geological model. The cross section below that was produced from constrained implicite modelling shows a geological model of Sukabumi PbZn Skarn Deposit. The mineralization is found at the top contact of Oligo-Miocene Reef limestone which interfingering with volcanic rock, was related along Transtensional NW-SE and mineralized fault system and Cihaur Mio-Plio (?) Subvolcanic Intrusion Complex . The mineralization is generally found in the retrograde alteration at the distal area of intrusion, but sometimes is found with prograde and pyrite-pyrotite alteration as result of multiple alteration and mineralization from episodic enrichment process. Thanks to all my partner in our exploration team for their solid work and experience in this deposit.

Chromium is one of the many valuable mineral ores that Pakistan is endowed with. The chromite mineral is important economically for the nichrome, paint, stainless steel, and refractory lining industries. Mafic and ultramafic rocks such as harzburgite, pyroxenite, and dunite connected to ophiolites host chromite, a source of chromium. There are two types of chromite deposits: podiform deposits and stratiform (Bushveld) deposits. In layered ultramafic and mafic rocks, stratiform deposits are a buildup of chromite that resembles a sheet. These deposits resemble funnels and are flat or tabular in nature, corresponding to igneous complexes that hold chromite deposits. The ophiolite sequence contains the podiform chromite along with related gabbros, sheeted dykes, mafic cumulates, and tectonics. These chromite deposits are often dispersed and have a variety of asymmetrical morphologies, such as pod or lensoidal structures.  #mining #metals #criticalminerals #australia #china #exploration #geology #research #geosciences #gis #mapping #geological #business