One of the activities of the geological department of Aurora is identifying prospective areas based on historical data for clients to acquire licenses, with the ultimate goal of discovering ore mineral deposits. In October 2024, Aurora successfully carried out soil geochemistry on one of the sites developed by its own resources in the Aktobe region.
The interim goal of these works is to assess the possibility of obtaining a geochemical signal from ore bodies through soil sampling in specific landscape conditions. For this purpose soil geochemistry was conducted on the site.
The works were accompanied by chip sampling of bedrock outcrops and eluvial-deluvial collapses. The obtained soil and rock material samples will be analyzed using advanced analytical methods.
Following the office processing of the fieldwork results, maps of secondary dispersion halos of elements will be developed, and a conclusion on the feasibility of applying lithochemical surveying in this specific landscape-geological setting on larger areas will be made.
In case of positive results, areas for more dense sampling grids will be identified, the positions of exploratory trenches and boreholes will be outlined, and the scope of future soil geochemistry will be significantly expanded.