The potential of rotary-wing UAV-based magnetic surveys for mineral exploration: A case study from central Sweden

Leading Edge

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 552-557

  Malehmir, Alireza ^a   Dynesius, Lars ^a   Paulusson, Kent ^b   Paulusson, Alex ^b   Johansson, Henrik ^c   Bastani, Mehrdad ^c   Wedmark, Mats ^c   Marsden, Paul ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Amkvo AB   (Sweden)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^d Econ Geol   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DATA ACQUISITION; DEPOSITS; FIXED WINGS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; HEMATITE; IRON DEPOSITS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETISM; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AEROMAGNETIC DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS; HIGH RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC SURVEYS; MINERALIZED ZONE;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETIC SURVEY; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 85025164001     PISSN: 1070485X     EISSN: 19383789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/tle36070552.1     Document Type: Article

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