Van Schoor, MichaelFourie, CJS2015-10-072015-10-072014-10Van Schoor, M. and Fourie, C.J.S. 2014. The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration. The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol 114(10), pp 875-8792225-6253http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v114n10p875.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8157Copyright: SAIMM publishers. 2014. The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration. The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol 114, pp 875-879. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's websiteCoal remains South Africa’s most abundant and cheapest source of energy, and there is an ever-increasing necessity for optimal and safe extraction of the remaining reserves. Increasing focus on cost-effective mining and zero harm to the environment and miners has resulted in a shift in attitude towards the application of geophysics in local coal mining and exploration. Furthermore, technological advances have contributed to geophysics being embraced more readily by the coal mining industry, compared to a decade or two ago. Predictably, the growing interest in geophysical technologies has also created a need for education and training in the basic principles and application of geophysical methods, as local coal mining companies generally do not have in-house geophysicists. Consequently, the Coaltech Research Organisation’s Geology and Geophysics working group forum compiled a textbook aimed at addressing this need: to produce a guide for applying geophysics to coal mining problems in South Africa. The target audience for such a book would be coal geologists, mine surveyors, mine planners, and other mining staff with limited or no geophysics background. This paper provides a very brief overview of the book by summarizing key sections and selected examples. In doing so, the value of geophysics to solving a range of coal mining and exploration problems is highlighted.enGeophysicsCoalOld workingsDykesSillsArticleVan Schoor, A. M., & Fourie, C. (2014). The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8157Van Schoor, Abraham M, and CJS Fourie "The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8157Van Schoor AM, Fourie C. The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8157.TY - Article AU - Van Schoor, Abraham M AU - Fourie, CJS AB - Coal remains South Africa’s most abundant and cheapest source of energy, and there is an ever-increasing necessity for optimal and safe extraction of the remaining reserves. Increasing focus on cost-effective mining and zero harm to the environment and miners has resulted in a shift in attitude towards the application of geophysics in local coal mining and exploration. Furthermore, technological advances have contributed to geophysics being embraced more readily by the coal mining industry, compared to a decade or two ago. Predictably, the growing interest in geophysical technologies has also created a need for education and training in the basic principles and application of geophysical methods, as local coal mining companies generally do not have in-house geophysicists. Consequently, the Coaltech Research Organisation’s Geology and Geophysics working group forum compiled a textbook aimed at addressing this need: to produce a guide for applying geophysics to coal mining problems in South Africa. The target audience for such a book would be coal geologists, mine surveyors, mine planners, and other mining staff with limited or no geophysics background. This paper provides a very brief overview of the book by summarizing key sections and selected examples. In doing so, the value of geophysics to solving a range of coal mining and exploration problems is highlighted. DA - 2014-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Geophysics KW - Coal KW - Old workings KW - Dykes KW - Sills LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 2225-6253 T1 - The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration TI - The application of geophysics in South African coal mining and exploration UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8157 ER -