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The Application Of In-Mine Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) For Mapping Potholes And Other Disruptive Features Ahead Of Mining
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Schoor, M. van (2005). The Application Of In-Mine Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) For Mapping Potholes And Other Disruptive Features Ahead Of Mining.
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Schoor, M. van (2005). The Application Of In-Mine Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) For Mapping Potholes And Other Disruptive Features Ahead Of Mining.
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Organization: The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Pages: 6
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 2005
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| The bulk of the world?s platinum production originates from the Merensky and UG2 reefs within the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Both the Merensky and UG2 reefs are disrupted by faults, dykes, potholes and iron-rich ultramafic pegmatite bodies (IRUPs)?features that impact negatively on production, planning and safety. It is therefore advantageous to know of their presence and geometry ahead of mining. To date, no geophysical technique has been successfully applied to the routine mapping of mine-scale potholes and IRUPs. These disruptive features may vary from a few metres to several tens of metres in diameter. In this paper the applicability of in-mine electrical resistance tomography (ERT) to map potholes and other disruptions to the continuity of the Merensky and UG2 reefs ahead of mining is demonstrated using two case studies. |
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