Author:Manzi, M; Cooper, G; Malehmir, A; Durrheim, RJ; Nkosi, ZDate:Jul 2015The authors present an integrated approach to the seismic interpretation of one of the world's deepest gold ore body (Carbon Leader Reef) using three-dimensional seismic data, ultrasonic velocity measurements at elevated stresses, and modified ...Read more
Author:Manzi, MSD; Hein, KAA; Durrheim, R; King, NDate:Nov 2013The gold-bearing Upper Elsburg Reef clastic wedge (UER) in the South Deep gold mine in the Witwatersrand basin (South Africa) hosts the highly auriferous basal conglomerate known as the Elsburg Conglomerate (EC) reef. The reef is less than ...Read more
Author:Manzi, MS; Durrheim, RJ; Hein, KAA; Gibson, MA; King, NDate:Oct 2013The state-of-the-art in 3D modelling of the structurally complex orebody begins with (1) 3D seismic imaging, (2) horizon picking, (3) data conditioning, (4) fault detection, (5) fault-horizon projection, (6) data integration, and (7) statistical ...Read more