Mapping lithological units, structural lineaments and alteration zones in the Southern Kibi-Winneba belt of Ghana using integrated geophysical and remote sensing datasets

Forson, Eric Dominic; Menyeh, Aboagye; Wemegah, David Dotse

doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104271

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“…During the preliminary stages of mineral exploration, the integration of remote sensing images in the identification of hydrothermal alteration targets appears to be a significant approach by providing prior targets for field exploration. This is most evident in underdeveloped countries where conventional techniques appear to be costly and time-consuming (Abubakar et al, 2018a(Abubakar et al, , 2018b(Abubakar et al, , 2018c(Abubakar et al, , 2019Calvin et al, 2015;Calvin & Pace, 2016;Forson et al, 2021;Ketchaya et al, 2021;Kratt et al, 2010;Traore et al, 2020;Van der Meer et al, 2014).…”

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“…can be processed and interpreted based on the respective objectives and perspectives of different fields of research such as climate studies, natural hazards monitoring, water resources application, mineral exploration, etc. (Acharya et al, 2016; Anaba Fotze et al, 2019, 2021; Forson et al, 2021; Frutuoso et al, 2021; Ketchaya et al, 2021; Traore et al, 2020; Yang et al, 2013).…”

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“…Iron oxides (haematite, goethite, jarosite) show diagnostic features in the VNIR bands (Abdelnasser et al, 2018; Ketchaya et al, 2021). On the other hand, hydroxyl‐bearing minerals, and carbonates absorption features are best visualized in the SWIR bands (Anaba Fotze et al, 2019; Forson et al, 2021; Ketchaya et al, 2021; Mars & Rowan, 2006, 2010; Neh‐Fru et al, 2020; Pour & Hashim, 2014, 2015).…”

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“…The use of satellite imagery in the exploration of minerals has been carried out worldwide with pertinent results (Di Tommaso & Rubinstein, 2007; Forson et al, 2021; Frutuoso et al, 2021; Gabr et al, 2010; Hu et al, 2019; Ketchaya et al, 2021; Mars & Rowan, 2006, 2010; Mwaniki et al, 2015; Takodjou et al, 2020; Zhang et al, 2007). In Cameroon, studies based on multispectral data processing in order to enhance mineral targets started in the 21st century.…”

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“…However, there is a paucity of studies on the application of remote sensing in mineral exploration in Cameroon, especially in the northern region which is an arid environment with sparse vegetation cover. Also, the integration of multisource remote sensing data in the enhancement of high potential zones of hydrothermal ore mineralizations has been proven to show more pertinent results than using a single approach (Bolouki et al, 2020; Forson et al, 2021; Hu et al, 2019; Pour & Hashim, 2014; Takodjou et al, 2020).…”

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Integrating Aster 07XT, Landsat 8, and aeromagnetic data for the delineation of potential mineralization sites in North Cameroon

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In mineral exploration, detailed hydrothermally altered minerals mapping is an important approach prior to the field campaign. The study area contains several gold‐bearing quartz veins associated with hydrothermally altered zones rich in sulphides, muscovite/sericite, iron oxides, and hydrous silica. In this study, Aster 07XT, Landsat 8, and aeromagnetic data were integrated to detect potential zones associated with gold mineralization in Northern Cameroon. For this purpose, the relative band absorption depth, band ratioing, and analytic signal techniques were applied to enhance, identify and map hydrothermal alteration minerals, that is, hydroxyl‐bearing, iron oxide/hydroxide. In addition, a semi‐automatic approach was applied to extract remotely sensed and aeromagnetic lineaments from PCI Geomatica and Centre for Exploration Targeting Grid Analysis respectively. Hence, several potential mining targets were delineated from the processing of both remote sensing and aeromagnetic data. The major directions of the lineaments affecting the area include NE–SW/ENE–WSW, E–W, and N–S. Detailed field campaigns, petrographic analyses, and spectral measurements of rock samples were carried out in Tchollire and environs to verify the results from remotely sensed data. The analytical observations indicated the presence of quartz, epidote, chlorite, magnetite, haematite, sericite, galena, sulphide, telluride minerals, etc. Moreover, the target hydrothermal alteration zones were proved to be spatially associated with known mining areas and gold occurrences in the study area. Consequently, new prospective mining areas have been designated. This study confirmed the reliability and applicability of the processing of satellite imagery in mineral exploration in Northern Cameroon. It is suggested that the dataset used in this study provides a suitable tool for mapping hydrothermal alteration minerals linked to gold deposits and can be applied in other provinces with similar geological settings.

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New evidence for crustal reworking and juvenile arc‐magmatism during the Palaeoproterozoic Eburnean events in the Suhum Basin, South‐east Ghana

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Contrary to what is currently known, archetypal zircon samples from gneisses and intrusive leucogranites in the Palaeoproterozoic Suhum Basin, SE Ghana, suggest the involvement of Neoarchean crustal material in the formation of the Palaeoproterozoic juvenile crust of the Birimian terranes in Ghana. The zircons dated using U–Pb dating methods and subjected to Lu–Hf isotopic analysis suggest that crustal‐forming events from different contemporaneous magmatic episodes within the Suhum Basin took place over a time interval of 139 Ma from 2224 to 2085 Ma. Whole‐rock Lu–Hf data obtained for the gneissic and leucogranitic rocks gave model ages (TDM2) ranging from 2789 to 2456 Ma with ɛHf(t) values ranging from −1.1 to +5.4. These model ages imply that the magmas that formed these rocks were sourced from the early Palaeoproterozoic juvenile mantle with substantial Neoarchean crustal reworking.

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3D Inversion of Gravity and Aeromagnetic Data over the Western North Singhbhum Mobile Belt, Eastern Indian Shield, for Delineating Prospective Sulfide (Au) Mineralization Zones

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Mapping lithological units, structural lineaments and alteration zones in the Southern Kibi-Winneba belt of Ghana using integrated geophysical and remote sensing datasets

Cited by 29 publications

References 48 publications

Integrating Aster 07XT, Landsat 8, and aeromagnetic data for the delineation of potential mineralization sites in North Cameroon

Integrating Aster 07XT, Landsat 8, and aeromagnetic data for the delineation of potential mineralization sites in North Cameroon

New evidence for crustal reworking and juvenile arc‐magmatism during the Palaeoproterozoic Eburnean events in the Suhum Basin, South‐east Ghana

3D Inversion of Gravity and Aeromagnetic Data over the Western North Singhbhum Mobile Belt, Eastern Indian Shield, for Delineating Prospective Sulfide (Au) Mineralization Zones

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