Chapter 8: Recognition and Integration of Structural Controls in 3-D Geologic Modeling: Good Practice and Common Pitfalls
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Published:January 01, 2020
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Paul Stenhouse, James Haythornthwaite, Oliver Jones, 2020. "Chapter 8: Recognition and Integration of Structural Controls in 3-D Geologic Modeling: Good Practice and Common Pitfalls", APPLIED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF ORE-FORMING HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS, Julie V. Rowland, David A. Rhys
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As the functionality and speed of 3-D geologic modeling software have improved over the last 30 years, it has become a core tool for identifying, understanding, and modeling the structural controls on ore deposits. This chapter attempts to summarize some of the key considerations involved in the 3-D modeling of structurally controlled ore deposits and establishes a basic three-step workflow that can be applied to almost any deposit style: establish a geologic framework through field work and 3-D visualization, model the project-scale geology, and finally identify, model, and understand the controls on ore shoots. Importantly, the geologic understanding of...
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APPLIED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF ORE-FORMING HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS

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- Africa
- anisotropy
- argillite
- case studies
- clastic rocks
- copper ores
- drilling
- faults
- gold ores
- granulites
- interpretation
- isotropy
- Liberia
- Mali
- metal ores
- metamorphic rocks
- mineral exploration
- porphyry copper
- sandstone
- sedimentary rocks
- structural controls
- three-dimensional models
- well-logging
- West Africa
- Yalea Deposit
- Dugbe shear zone
- Loulo-Gounkoto Complex
- Kofi Series
- Yalea shear zone
- Tuzon Deposit
- Dugbe Project