Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective
The only geophysical method that can image deep structures with the precision required for targeting and discovering new resources is reflection seismic. However, mineral prospecting with seismic methods is not straightforward. Lack of understanding of the seismic response, necessity to adapt the me...
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| author | Urosevic, Milovan Ziramov, Sasha Kinkela, J. Dwyer, J. Pridmore, Donald |
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| description | The only geophysical method that can image deep structures with the precision required for targeting and discovering new resources is reflection seismic. However, mineral prospecting with seismic methods is not straightforward. Lack of understanding of the seismic response, necessity to adapt the method to the specifics of each target and underestimating the complexity of mineral environments introduced complexities that have resulted in its sporadic rather than systematic application. Here we present and briefly discuss the results and the lessons learnt after more than a decade of dedicated investigations in different mineralised environments. We expect that seismic will become a standard geophysical method for exploration of most brown and then green fields. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-549022024-05-30T08:29:01Z Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective Urosevic, Milovan Ziramov, Sasha Kinkela, J. Dwyer, J. Pridmore, Donald The only geophysical method that can image deep structures with the precision required for targeting and discovering new resources is reflection seismic. However, mineral prospecting with seismic methods is not straightforward. Lack of understanding of the seismic response, necessity to adapt the method to the specifics of each target and underestimating the complexity of mineral environments introduced complexities that have resulted in its sporadic rather than systematic application. Here we present and briefly discuss the results and the lessons learnt after more than a decade of dedicated investigations in different mineralised environments. We expect that seismic will become a standard geophysical method for exploration of most brown and then green fields. 2016 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54902 10.3997/2214-4609.201602138 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Urosevic, Milovan Ziramov, Sasha Kinkela, J. Dwyer, J. Pridmore, Donald Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective |
| title | Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective |
| title_full | Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective |
| title_fullStr | Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective |
| title_short | Seismic exploration of mineral resources - An Australian perspective |
| title_sort | seismic exploration of mineral resources - an australian perspective |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54902 |