Geophysical response of the Silver Swan nickel sulphide deposit Western Australia

Abstract

The Silver Swan is a massive sulphide, high grade (14%) nickel deposit, located on the basal contact of an Archaean komatiite, 43 kms north east of Kalgoorlie Western Australia. Its high conductivity contrast with the host rock has allowed down hole electromagnetic techniques to be most useful for directing deep drilling. Due to the deposit's high grade and the role geophysics has played in its exploration this paper should be very interesting for geoscientists involved in massive nickel sulphide exploration.