Review of the distribution of granite using geomagnetic methods at Bukit Nunggal Air Mesu Village, Pangkalan Baru Sub-District, Bangka Tengah District

Abstract

Exploration is activities happens before the mining activity. It has purposes to know, predict and obtain the dimension in quality and quantity from a reserve that has economic value. From surveying at bukit Nunggal, Mesu Village, Pangkalan Baru Sub-district, Bangka Tengah District showed that there are outcrops indicating the potential for becoming a reserve for granite. Measurement is conducted to know the resource estimation and it is done by an approach of geomagnetic method that is environment friendly. Geomagnetic is passive method to measure the magnetism level or susceptibility from the measuring point. The total of the line to know the dispersion pattern and the depth of the resource is 13 lines with the space between measurement is 10m. From the geomagnetic measurement obtained IGRF value is 42969, inclined degree 0.424 declined degree – 21.157, susceptibility value in between -54.2nT to 56.1 nT, and the granite susceptibility value is in between 21 nT to 50nT. The anomalies map showed that there is a resource potential, and the dispersion is from east to west. Viewed from the topography and the residential areas, mining activity is recommended to be done in the west area.