Abstract

The slope method is one of the earliest magnetic depth estimate techniques which can determine the depth to the top of magnetic basement. Reduction-to-pole was applied to the aeromagnetic data of Ilesha southwest, Nigeria with sheet number 243. The data which was originally partitioned into different profiles was later processed to generate reduction-to-pole graph. The contour map of the study area was partitioned into four quadrants, with the highest magnetic anomaly occurring at the third quadrant (southwest region), while the northwest region has the lowest magnetic anomaly. The depth to top for very thin body, intermediate body and very thick body was determined using the Peter’s half slope method. These values range between 2.40 km and 10.60 km for the very thin body, 1.8 km to 7.93 km for the intermediate body and 1.41 km to 6.35 km for the very thick body. These results revealed the extent of the depth of the source of the magnetic anomaly that was produced by the aeromagnetic data of the study area.

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