GEOPHYSICAL METHODS IN EXPLORATION OF GOLD-BEARING MINERALIZATION WITHIN THE FLANKS OF THE TYRNYAUZ ORE CLUSTER
The main results of application of the ground magnetic survey and IP method to exploration of gold-bearing mineralization within the flanks of the Tyrnyauz ore cluster (Kabardino-Balkar Rep.) are presented. Geophysical methods combined with geological investigations and litho-geochemical studies demonstrate their effectiveness for exploration of gold-quartz-sulfide mineralization within igneous-sedimentary and intrusive complexes. Some distinctive geophysical features of ore-controlling geological structures and ore bodies were used to formulate geophysical criteria that can be applied as a part of the exploration model of the gold-bearing metasomatites.