Centre for Global Metallogeny, the University of Western Australia
Abstract
Fractal methods are now standard analytical tools in the life sciences, physics and chemistry, and they are\ud
commonly applied in the Earth sciences, For example, petroleum exploration and production make extensive\ud
use of fractals. Comparison with pure and applied research in these areas suggests that there are many\ud
problems in the minerals industry and ore deposit research that can be solved by fractal techniques. This\ud
presentation reviews the use of fractals to analyse the spatial distribution of mineral deposits, the relation\ud
between fault roughness and mineral endowment, and applications of fractals in economic geology, in order\ud
to demonstrate some fractal methods and their potential in exploration
