Van Schoor, Michael2009-04-032009-04-032006-09Van Schoor, M. 2006. In-mine electrical resistance tomography for imaging the continuity of tabular orebodies. EAGE Near Surface Conference, Palermo, Italy, 5-8 September, pp 4http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3277EAGE Near Surface Conference, Palermo, Italy, 5-8 September 2006One of the strengths of the electrical resistance tomography (ERT) technique is its flexibility in terms of survey geometries. In this paper an unconventional and novel ERT application that is geometrically analogous to in-seam seismic tomography is introduced. The novelty of the application is its in-mine tunnel-to-tunnel use to target a thin, near-horizontal, tabular orebody. The objective of this ERT application is to delineate geological features that disrupt the lateral continuity of the economic horizon. Results from in-mine trial surveys are presented to support the conceptenElectrical resistance tomographySeismicity studiesMiningGeologyTomographyTabular orebodiesImagingEAGE Near Surface ConferenceConference PresentationVan Schoor, A. M. (2006). In-mine electrical resistance tomography for imaging the continuity of tabular orebodies. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3277Van Schoor, Abraham M. "In-mine electrical resistance tomography for imaging the continuity of tabular orebodies." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3277Van Schoor AM, In-mine electrical resistance tomography for imaging the continuity of tabular orebodies; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3277 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Van Schoor, Abraham M AB - One of the strengths of the electrical resistance tomography (ERT) technique is its flexibility in terms of survey geometries. In this paper an unconventional and novel ERT application that is geometrically analogous to in-seam seismic tomography is introduced. The novelty of the application is its in-mine tunnel-to-tunnel use to target a thin, near-horizontal, tabular orebody. The objective of this ERT application is to delineate geological features that disrupt the lateral continuity of the economic horizon. Results from in-mine trial surveys are presented to support the concept DA - 2006-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Electrical resistance tomography KW - Seismicity studies KW - Mining KW - Geology KW - Tomography KW - Tabular orebodies KW - Imaging KW - EAGE Near Surface Conference LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - In-mine electrical resistance tomography for imaging the continuity of tabular orebodies TI - In-mine electrical resistance tomography for imaging the continuity of tabular orebodies UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3277 ER -