Abstract

The successful exploration geologist uses knowledge of geologic relationships and ore-deposit styles, tempered by experience, to interpret all information available from a given prospect in order to develop an understanding of its mineral potential. In the case of exploration for epithermal gold deposits, this understanding can be augmented by familiarity with active hydrothermal systems, their present-day analogues. Just as geological skills and exploration experience are the defining elements of a philosophy of exploration, the needs of a company determine, as much as the funding and skills available, which level of exploration it pursues and where: grassroots, early-stage or advanced targets. Epithermal gold deposits have size, geometry, and grade variations that can be broadly organized around some genetic classes and, therefore, influence the exploration approach or philosophy.

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