The invention discloses a
prospecting exploration method for
ion adsorption type heavy
rare earth ore in middle and low mountainous areas, and belongs to the technical field of geological
mineral exploration. According to Y, Dy and Nb abnormity and Y-Nb combination abnormity areas such as water chemical exploration and soil chemical exploration of a working area, high-
silicon,
potassium-rich, alkali-rich and sphene-rich heavy
rare earth secondary mineral mineralization mother rocks are preferably selected, and a favorable mineralization area of the
ion adsorption type heavy
rare earth ore is delineated by combining characteristic parameters that Y / Ce is greater than 0.9 and Dy / Ce is greater than 0.2; screening south and east-south-east abrupt slope (gradient of about 30 degrees) areas by utilizing a GIS
spatial analysis technology, overlapping favorable mineralization areas of the
ion adsorption type heavy rare earth ore, and comparing and determining an
ion adsorption type heavy rare earth ore
prospecting target area in a working area; whether mineralization abnormity exists in the heavy rare earth ore
prospecting target area or not is verified by using a manual
impact sampling
drill and a rare earth ion leaching-
titration qualitative analysis method; chemical samples are preliminarily collected, 15 components of ion phases are analyzed, whether heavy rare earth ore bodies exist or not is judged and evaluated, the prospecting exploration range of the
ion adsorption type heavy rare earth ore is determined, and the prospecting efficiency of the
ion adsorption type heavy rare earth ore is improved. According to the method, the mineralization prospective area of the ion adsorption type heavy rare earth ore can be rapidly delineated in a
large range, the prospecting target area is narrowed, and the prospecting efficiency of the ion adsorption type heavy rare earth ore is improved.