The principles and practice of FLAIRTEM 29(2) 58 - 60 FLAIRTEM
(Fixed Loop AIRborne Transient Electromagnetics) is a hybrid
ground-air system that combines the use of a very large ground
based transmitter loop with an airborne receiver. The method was
developed in Australia during the period 1991-93. Preliminary
FLAIRTEM test surveys were completed in Australia and Papua New
Guinea (PNG) over a number of mineral deposits. Results are
presented over a 40-mt copper sulphide ore deposit in the Freida
River area of PNG. Results from modelling suggests that the
FLAIRTEM method could have greater sensitivity to buried
conductors at depths of over 100 m than conventional airborne
systems. Full text doi:10.1071/EG998058 © ASEG 1998