The integrated interpretation of aeromagnetic data is a key exploration tool to define the concealed, potentially prospective geology that we plan to explore. It helps define the district-scale morphology of structural networks and predict which structures may be associated with the formation of mineral deposits. Aeromagnetic data is particularly useful in guiding geologic mapping, exploration targeting, and strategy because the data available is usually broad, geologic processes and features are normally well imaged in the data, and it is relatively cheap to acquire and process.

A foundation to the interpretation of the geophysical data is that the interpreter should...