APPLICATION OF THE SOIL IONIC CONDUCTIVITY METHOD IN EXPLORATION OF BURIED ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN MULI, YUNNAN PROVOINCE

The soil ionic conductivity is an efficient prospecting method to discover hidden ore bodies. Study on the abnormality of the soil ionic conductance of known antimony deposits shows that the method is feasible for prospecting buried antimony deposits in Muli, Yunnan Province. In an area of 9 square kilometers in the surroundings of the Muli antimony deposit, soil ionic conductivities are measured to predict hidden ores. As a result, three metallogenic targets are found.