IP Induced Polarization method is one of the chief geophysical technique used for mineral exploration to map many types of deposits including porphyry copper, gold bearing sulphides, manganese and titanium bearing placers.
Surveys take place along predefined profiles cross-cutting the perspective area to acknowledge mineralization zone and its intensity.
APPLICATIONS
geothermal and water resources exploration
ore mineral prospecting
detecting hydrocarbon and metal contaminants
hydrocarbon exploration
EQUIPMENT
System 2000.net, Phoenix-Geophysics
Terrameter LS2 , ABEM
TIPIX - ELREC PRO, Iris Instruments
ARES II, GF Instruments
System 2000.net, Phoenix-Geophysics
IP method is widely used in mineral water exploration as well as, in combination with other geophysical techniques (as CSAMT) in hydrocarbons prospecting. IP surveys are also used in shallow geophysics and environmental investigations (detecting buried metal objects). IP is similar to ERT Electrical Resistivity Tomography method survey.
