The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines

Kgarume, Thabang EVan Schoor, MichaelNontso, Zintle2020-03-172020-03-172019-11Kgarume, T.E., Van Schoor, A.M. & Nontso, Z. 2019. The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines. The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 119, pp. 973-9822225-62532411-9717http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11331Copyright 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Some of the recent advances in ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology are discussed in this paper; in particular the move to, and potential value addition offered by, the 3D approach to surveying over the more conventional 2D approach. Case studies at two platinum mines in the Bushveld Complex are used to stress the fact that the niche role for GPR is that of immediate hangingwall assessment, aimed at identifying geological features that could potentially result in falls of ground (FOGs). The paper also highlights the obstacles that still need to be overcome to enable GPR to become a routine tool in local mining operations, and recommendations are offered on how to address these obstacles through ongoing research efforts.enRemote sensingGround penetrating radarSafetyFall of groundThe use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum minesArticleKgarume, T. E., Van Schoor, A. M., & Nontso, Z. (2019). The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11331Kgarume, Thabang E, Abraham M Van Schoor, and Zintle Nontso "The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines." (2019) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11331Kgarume TE, Van Schoor AM, Nontso Z. The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines. 2019; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11331.TY - Article AU - Kgarume, Thabang E AU - Van Schoor, Abraham M AU - Nontso, Zintle AB - Some of the recent advances in ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology are discussed in this paper; in particular the move to, and potential value addition offered by, the 3D approach to surveying over the more conventional 2D approach. Case studies at two platinum mines in the Bushveld Complex are used to stress the fact that the niche role for GPR is that of immediate hangingwall assessment, aimed at identifying geological features that could potentially result in falls of ground (FOGs). The paper also highlights the obstacles that still need to be overcome to enable GPR to become a routine tool in local mining operations, and recommendations are offered on how to address these obstacles through ongoing research efforts. DA - 2019-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Remote sensing KW - Ground penetrating radar KW - Safety KW - Fall of ground LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2019 SM - 2225-6253 SM - 2411-9717 T1 - The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines TI - The use of 3D ground penetrating radar to mitigate the risk associated with falls of ground in Bushveld Complex platinum mines UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11331 ER -