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Application of high-resolution 3D seismic to mine planning in platinum shallow mines
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 9th SAGA Biennial Technical Meeting and Exhibition, Sep 2005, cp-154-00056
Abstract
Over the last decade 3D reflection seismic has been applied for platinum mining in South Africa. 3D seismic surveys<br>have almost exclusively been conducted in the Western Bushveld where ore extraction depths range between 500 and<br>2000m. The ore is mined mainly via vertical shafts and also some decline shafts. In the Eastern Bushveld, the mining<br>targets are at shallower depths of less than 400m.