{"id":57568,"date":"2024-09-04T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/gravity-survey-method-why-we-flew-by-helicopter-over-the-yukon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:58:12","slug":"gravity-survey-method-why-we-flew-by-helicopter-over-the-yukon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/en\/gravity-survey-method-why-we-flew-by-helicopter-over-the-yukon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gravity Survey Method, or Why We Flew by Helicopter over the Yukon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Hello! My name is Maria, I am a geophysicist and this summer I did gravity surveys in the Yukon. I admit, I haven\u2019t used this method before. I had to remember what was taught at the university and master modern gravimeters. In this article, I propose to work with me to understand what gravity exploration studies, how it is useful to a geologist, and how field measurements are carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n
From what task <\/strong>will help gravity survey<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
The site where I worked is located in the eastern part of the Yukon. Large-scale regional work has recently been launched here to find and then extract zinc, lead, silver and gold. <\/p>\n\n\n
My colleagues and I got to our place of work like this: from the capital of the Yukon, Whitehorse, we flew on a small plane to the airfield next to the site. This is just a runway among the mountains without the usual airport building nearby. Then we transferred to a helicopter and flew to a small tent camp, where we lived and from where we went on gravity survey profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n