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The gravity inversion, practically employed to map the density structure, can be achieved by different methods. The method based on Tikhonov regularization is the most commonly used among them. Usually, the subsurface is discretized into a set of cells or voxels. To recover a stable and reliable solution, constraints are introduced into the Tikhonov regularization. One constrained inversion introduces a quadratic penalty (L2 norm) into the inversion, which imposes smooth features on the recovered model. Another gravity inversion, known as sparse inversion, imposes compactness and sharp boundaries on the recovered density structure. Specifically, the L1 norm and L0 norm are favored for such a purpose. This work evaluates the merits of the gravity data inversion in cooperation with different model norms and their applicability in exploration potential estimation. Because these norms promote different features in the recovered models, the reconstructed 3D density structure reveals different geometric features of the ore deposit. We use two types of synthetic data for evaluating the performances of the inversion with different norms. Numerical results demonstrate that L0 norm-based inversion provides high-resolution recovered models and offers reliable estimates of exploration potential with minimal deviation from theoretical mass compared to inversions equipped with the other two norms. Finally, we use the gravity data collected over the iron ore deposit at the Dida mining area in Jilin province (Northeast China) for the application. 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