Your are the Project geologist for Innovative Resources Ghana Limited. Your company has acquired three properties in three locations in Ghana with different climatic conditions. Concession A is located in the Upper East Region, around the northern fringes of Zebilla to Zoosi, near Bawku town. The deposit occurs within the Birimian Metavolcanics with scattered intrusions of dolerite dykes. The terrain is arid and deeply weathered. Second property, concession B is located within the Bui synclinorium with typical gold bearing Tarkwaian formations. The third property, concession C, is located within Birimian metasediments within the Tarkwa mining district with very wet climatic conditions characterised by high rainfall. You have been requested by management to advise on the use of, at least one of the following available geophysical methods for ground survey in each of these areas, providing ample justification for the method selected with brief description of the method ad the results it seeks to provide.magnetic surveyselectric surveyelectromagnetic surveyradiometric surveygravimetric surveyseismic survey

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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals

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Your are the Project geologist for Innovative Resources Ghana Limited. Your company has acquired three properties in three locations in Ghana with different climatic conditions. Concession A is located in the Upper East Region, around the northern fringes of Zebilla to Zoosi, near Bawku town. The deposit occurs within the Birimian Metavolcanics with scattered intrusions of dolerite dykes. The terrain is arid and deeply weathered. Second property, concession B is located within the Bui synclinorium with typical gold bearing Tarkwaian formations. The third property, concession C, is located within Birimian metasediments within the Tarkwa mining district with very wet climatic conditions characterised by high rainfall. You have been requested by management to advise on the use of, at least one of the following available geophysical methods for ground survey in each of these areas, providing ample justification for the method selected with brief description of the method ad the results it seeks to provide.