Deep Exploration Model
Identify Deeper and Blind Orebody Targets
The next exploration opportunity may sit beneath cover, beyond known intersections or along a structure that is not yet understood. GAIA’s Deep Exploration Model connects the available evidence to develop and compare hypotheses for deeper and blind mineralization, then identifies how those hypotheses can be tested.
Available exclusively through JV or JO project cooperation. Not available for self-service platform access.
Examine structural geometry, geological contacts, alteration and known mineralization together. Explore where the current geological interpretation supports deeper continuation or a concealed mineralized center.
Bring geophysical observations, geological sections and drilling information into the same reasoning process. Compare alternative explanations rather than treating a single anomaly as a direct image of an orebody.
Identify the observations most likely to distinguish between competing deep-target hypotheses. Link the interpretation to a focused sequence of surveys, field checks or drilling.
Regional and project geology; structural interpretations; alteration and mineralization records; available geophysical data or interpretations; and relevant drill logs, assays and sections. The assessment starts by reviewing how well these datasets constrain the subsurface.
The work scope and deliverables are defined for each JV or JO project following a review of the data, objectives and project stage.
Establish what the current geology, geophysics and drilling actually show, and where interpretation begins.
Explore plausible geometries and mineral-system relationships within the available geological and physical constraints.
Use new evidence to narrow the alternatives and revise the next exploration decision.
A project has mineralized intersections near surface and a geophysical response at depth. The exploration question is whether these observations belong to one system, represent separate sources or have another explanation. The model helps organize those alternatives and define the evidence needed before selecting a deep test.
It refers here to mineralization without an obvious surface expression, including mineralization concealed beneath cover or other geological units.
No. Subsurface interpretations can be non-unique. The objective is to develop constrained, testable hypotheses and reduce uncertainty with further evidence.
Drilling can provide valuable constraints, but project suitability depends on the full evidence available. An initial review determines the questions that can reasonably be addressed.
No. An anomaly or target hypothesis is not a resource estimate. Resource growth requires appropriate exploration, estimation and professional validation.
No. This proprietary model is available through JV or JO project cooperation only. It is not included as a self-service platform feature.
Share the project stage, known mineralization, available subsurface information and the deeper question you want to resolve. The team can then discuss project fit and the next review step.
Available exclusively through JV or JO project cooperation.
Build an evidence-led starting point for a new exploration project. Integrate regional geology and available exploration data to identify prospective areas and prioritize the next stage of work.
Explore the Model → Current model · 02Investigate what may lie below known mineralization. Connect structural, geophysical and geological evidence to develop deeper and blind orebody hypotheses for focused verification.
Explore the Model → 03Use new drilling evidence to reassess what should come next. Connect geological uncertainty, target priorities and practical constraints in an iterative drilling strategy.
Explore the Model → 04Connect the present geological picture with the sequence of events that may have formed it. Explore how structure, magmatism, fluids and alteration relate through space and geological time.
Explore the Model →Discuss your geological evidence and deep exploration objectives with GAIA through a JV or JO partnership.