Application of 2D magnetotelluric methods in a geological complex area, Xinjiang, China

►Different 2D MT inversions are used in Tulargen Cu-Ni mining area, Xinjiang, China. ►The TM data are more suitable to invert the electrical structures in the area. ►The TE and TE + TM inversions are used to verify the transverse variation. ►The known ore-bearing magmatic body is coincided with the conductive anomalies. ►Other conductive anomalies that have similar characters are presumed of good prospect.