POSSIBILITIES OF USING MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF SPACE IMAGES AT PREDICTION OF DEPOSITS OF GOLD AT THE AREAS OF EASTERN DONBAS

Abstract

Transformation of spectrum-zonal space images with use of the technology of remote fluid-indexation (developed earlier for oil and gas forecasting) allowed to determine, in the limits of Eastern Donbas areas, existence of anomalies, analogous to that observed above gas deposits. The results of carried out research, including elaboration of fluid-saturation anomalies, and also analysis of geological-prospecting information of different periods, testify about connection of revealed anomalies with increased hydrocarbon-saturation of golden ore objects. So far as the fact of raised content of methane in the gases of ore deposits is generally accepted, the revealed optical-geochemical effect can be used for forecasting and search of ore objects. For the area of extension of ore deposits of the Nagolny Ridge, the comparison of results of the fluid-saturation index calculation with spatial distribution of the ore objects is adduced. An analogous comparison, but with use of sampling results of the boreholes cross-section, is adduced for the two plots of Eastern Donbas.