Project duration: 1 January 2018 – 31 March 2021
Objective
Deep understanding of the resource base is the most important economic leverage to optimize mining operations. Developments in seismic techniques (hardware and software) have substantially changed ore exploration approaches, making high-resolution seismic surveys more affordable.
New leading edge acquisition and processing technology have increased the capabilities of seismic imaging. Now, massive data acquisition programs are attainable. Research carried out within environmental seismic noise interferometry, depth migration, and seismic tomography opens a variety of options, increasing imaging possibilities and resolution power of seismic data. Careful assessment of these new possibilities requires an ideal large-scale data acquisition program and strong research efforts in developing new data analysis procedures, taking into account the different possibilities of such a unique seismic database.
The solution (technology)
SIT4ME improves this knowledge combining controlled-source seismic with seismic noise recording above and underground, generating a high, locally ultra-high resolved 3D image. Deep mining customers benefit most as drilling is expensive and potential field geophysics lacks resolution. Upscaling concerns methodology, soft- and hardware.
Partnership
- Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain (Lead partner)
- Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden
- DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
- Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Germany
- Uppsala University, Sweden
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