Objective
The main achievements of the project were:
- Development of a prototype seismic system of hardware and software (SUMMIT) which is being further developed for commercial use and has already won two German design awards.
- Extensive field test work using the prototype system over part of the Navan zinc-lead orebody in Ireland for both two and three dimensional surveys.
- Detection of significant geological structures which control the shape and disposition of the orebodies at depths around 600 m and of broad structures and geological features to depths of 1,000 m. The seismic data stimulated a re-interpretation of the geology at depth by indicating specific structures in three dimensions which may control the form and distribution of the orebodies.
There is a strong possibility that the Navan sulphide ore bodies would have been identified if the surveys could have been carried out over the main part of the orebody. The results at Navan indicate that the method has potential for deep exploration in areas, such as parts of the Pyrite Belt in Spain and Portugal, where the mineralisation is in massive bodies and there is no significant glacial overburden.
The proposed research will develop a seismic geophysical technique to detect deeply buried base metal orebodies in carbonate and other environments. The technique will be based upon high density seismic methods used successfully in the coal and hydrocarbon industries, and aims to detect and outline massive sulphides at depths of up to 1.000 metres below surface. Prototype seismic equipment will be built, software developed, and seismic surveys will be carried out over an extension of a known orebody and then in prospective areas. The seismic data will be tested by deep drilling.
The major research tasks are:
- preliminary equipment ande software design;
- selection of test areas, initial seismic field tests and support drilling and tomography;
- prototype development; remote units and software;
- prototype testing; seismic calibration and survey, support drilling and tomography;
- refinement of equipment and software;
- full seismic survey with deep test drilling, and
- assessment of technical viability and market potential.
Successful development of this technique could radically extend the use of seismic methods in metallic mineral exploration and open markets world-wide for seismic services.
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- natural sciences computer and information sciences software
- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry inorganic compounds
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels fossil energy coal
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry hydrocarbons
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences geology
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37 Navan- Co. Meath
Ireland
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