Utilization of Landsat-8 Imagery and Aeromagnetic Data for Deciphering Alteration Zones and Structures: Implications for Mineral Exploration in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt
Eldosouky, A., Pour, A., Hamed, A., Taha, A., Gamal, M., Mahmoud, A., Pham, L. (2021). Utilization of Landsat-8 Imagery and Aeromagnetic Data for Deciphering Alteration Zones and Structures: Implications for Mineral Exploration in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2(1), 19-28. doi: 10.21608/fsrt.2021.62989.1035
Ahmed Mohammed Eldosouky; Amin Pour; Abdelmged Hamed; Amira Taha; Mai Gamal; Ahmed Mahmoud; Luan Pham. "Utilization of Landsat-8 Imagery and Aeromagnetic Data for Deciphering Alteration Zones and Structures: Implications for Mineral Exploration in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 1, 2021, 19-28. doi: 10.21608/fsrt.2021.62989.1035
Eldosouky, A., Pour, A., Hamed, A., Taha, A., Gamal, M., Mahmoud, A., Pham, L. (2021). 'Utilization of Landsat-8 Imagery and Aeromagnetic Data for Deciphering Alteration Zones and Structures: Implications for Mineral Exploration in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 2(1), pp. 19-28. doi: 10.21608/fsrt.2021.62989.1035
Eldosouky, A., Pour, A., Hamed, A., Taha, A., Gamal, M., Mahmoud, A., Pham, L. Utilization of Landsat-8 Imagery and Aeromagnetic Data for Deciphering Alteration Zones and Structures: Implications for Mineral Exploration in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 2(1): 19-28. doi: 10.21608/fsrt.2021.62989.1035

Utilization of Landsat-8 Imagery and Aeromagnetic Data for Deciphering Alteration Zones and Structures: Implications for Mineral Exploration in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt

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Article 4, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2021, Page 19-28  XML PDF (878.57 K)
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DOI: 10.21608/fsrt.2021.62989.1035
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Authors
Ahmed Mohammed Eldosouky email orcid 1; Amin Pour2; Abdelmged Hamed3; Amira Taha1; Mai Gamal1; Ahmed Mahmoud1; Luan Phamorcid 4
1Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, 43518, Egypt
2Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
3Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, 43518, Egyp
4Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Abstract
Remote-sensing (RS) and aeromagnetic data implemented notable information for mineralization potentiality detection of ore deposits within Al-Allaqi region of the southeastern Desert of Egypt. Several approaches of remote-sensing and aeromagnetic data were implemented. Results of band ratios (BR) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) practicing Landsat-8 successfully imaging the hydrothermally altered zones and the structures outlined by lithologic contacts, faults, and porphyry features (dyke-like structures). Lineaments well extracted using aeromagnetic datasets. CET system method was applied for generating a heat map of the structural complexity. Likewise, the CET Porphyry Analysis system was performed to extract the likely near-circular porphyry features that revealing a probable site of mineralization and to validate the remote sensing observations. Integrated outcomes showed that areas of highly complex structures, density (fractures/faults) are consistent with the detected hydrothermally altered areas that are rivaled with mining zones in Al-Allaqi region of the Southeastern Desert of Egypt. This approach can be broadly appropriate to other divisions of the Southeastern Desert of Egypt for mineral prospecting.
Keywords
Aeromagnetic data; Landsat-8; Mineral exploration; Al-Allaqi; Eastern Desert
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