Regional Remote Sensing Analysis of Fault Tectonics of the Taimyr–Severozemel Orogen and Its Role in Ore Formation

Abstract—The results of a comprehensive analysis of the fault tectonics of the Taimyr–Severozemel orogen have been presented. Studies are carried out on a regional scale based on the digital relief model, and lineaments have been identified using manual and automatic methods. The results in combination with literature data have made it possible to carry out tectonophysical reconstructions using the model of P.L. Hancock (1985). Based on the reconstructions, the estimated areas of tectonic structures that had the greatest hydraulic activity during the Late Paleozoic–Early Mesozoic tectonic–mineragenic cycle, with which ore occurrences of scarce types of strategic mineral raw materials of Taimyr are associated (gold, rare metals, copper, lead, zinc, etc.), have been identified. Areas promising for the discovery of new ore objects have been identified.