Integração de dados multifonte com base em Lógica Fuzzy na modelagem prospectiva do depósito de ferro de Quiterianópolis/Ce

Abstract

Recently the state of Ceara has been an important producer and exported of iron ore, by Bandarra mine in Quiterianopolis city. In this city there are five known iron occurences, Calixto, Bandarra, São Francisco, Olho D’água and Pintada. The Bandarra iron ore deposit produced and export from Brazil to China about 1.2 million tonnes of iron ore with 60% content. These iron ore is located in Northern Borborema Province, Ceara Central Domain, between Transbrasilian belt and Taua Shear Zone in Acarau Sudomain. There are predominantly gneisses of Canindé do Ceará Complex, metasedimentary rocks of the Novo Oriente Group, granitoids of Tamboril-Santa Quitéria Complex and cenozoic deposits. This research propose na integration by Fuzzy Logic Method (knowledge-driven) involving airborne geophysics and remote sensing Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+/Landsat), to make an iron prospectivity model to Quiterianópolis region. The Fuzzy Logic is the simplification of raster data through application of fuzzy membership functions and integration by fuzzy operators. The iron prospectivity model was created with The Total Horizontal Gradient (THDR), Analytic Signal Amplitude (ASA), %K, eTh, eU, total-count gamma radiation, CP1, CP3, CP5, CP6 and Ratio ETM 3/1, 4/1 e 5/7. The iron prospectivity image show three prospectivity classes, Low, Medium and High. Calixto, Bandarra, São Francisco and Pintada iron ore deposits are located on high propectivity classes, serving as a reference for prospectivity model validation. We concluded Fuzzy Logic Techniques is a powerful tool in the early stages of mineral exploration, mainly iron ore deposits.