A version of the Russian-invented CHIM electro-geochemical prospecting technique, which has lately been developed at Guilin University, China, was trialled in field surveys conducted at the Challenger gold mine, and at the Kalkaroo Cu-Au-Mo and Goulds Dam U prospects, all located within South Australia. These surveys were the first time that the Chinese CHIM technique has been tested under arid ground surface conditions in Australia. The method employed in these surveys used simple independent dipole electrodes buried in the soil and powered by a 9 volt DC battery. Mobile ions drawn to the carbon electrodes were captured on specially-prepared foam coatings wrapped around each electrode. The electrodes were exhumed and the coatings removed and analysed to determine the concentrations of metal ions. The method relies on the leakage of ions from an ore body to the surface where the applied current has potential to collect the ions from a larger volume than would be feasible with traditional soil sampling methods. Two survey lines were completed over projected extension of ore shoots at the Challenger mine. Although results were not conclusive, they were encouraging when compared with results from soil samples. Elevated levels but inconsistent results for Au and As were obtained over ore shoots projected from between 200 and 400 m below the surface. At Kalkaroo, elevated levels of Au, U, Cu, W and Bi were recorded over mineralisation, but the response was such that anomalies could not always be interpreted with confidence. An elevated As response was recorded over mineralisation at Goulds Dam, but any relationship of As to underlying mineralisation has yet to be established. Modifications to the equipment are required to make the system more robust and to allow monitoring of the current while in use. This would ensure that dipoles are operating as intended and would assist with fine-tuning to optimise current and collection time to suit local conditions.