The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining
Small-scale mining usually operates under high geological uncertainty conditions. This turns mine planning into a complex and sometimes inaccurate task, resulting in low productivity and substantial variability in the quantity and quality of the mineral products. This research demonstrates how the a...
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| author | Ricardo Tichauer Antonio Carlos Martins Ranyere Sousa Silva Giorgio De Tomi |
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| description | Small-scale mining usually operates under high geological uncertainty conditions. This turns mine planning into a complex and sometimes inaccurate task, resulting in low productivity and substantial variability in the quantity and quality of the mineral products. This research demonstrates how the application of a novel methodology that relies on traditional and low-cost geophysical methods can contribute to mine planning in small-scale mining. A combination of resistivity and induced polarization methods is applied to enhance mine planning decision-making in three small-scale mining operations. This approach allows for the acquisition of new data regarding local geological settings, supporting geological modelling and enhancing decision-making processes for mine planning in a timely and low-cost fashion. The results indicate time savings of up to 77% and cost reductions of up to 94% as compared with conventional methods, contributing to more effective mine planning and, ultimately, improving sustainability in small-scale mining. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93e1cb91eb5047bc98180fa9dbd120742022-12-21T17:49:09ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032020-07-017710.1098/rsos.200384200384The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale miningRicardo TichauerAntonio Carlos MartinsRanyere Sousa SilvaGiorgio De TomiSmall-scale mining usually operates under high geological uncertainty conditions. This turns mine planning into a complex and sometimes inaccurate task, resulting in low productivity and substantial variability in the quantity and quality of the mineral products. This research demonstrates how the application of a novel methodology that relies on traditional and low-cost geophysical methods can contribute to mine planning in small-scale mining. A combination of resistivity and induced polarization methods is applied to enhance mine planning decision-making in three small-scale mining operations. This approach allows for the acquisition of new data regarding local geological settings, supporting geological modelling and enhancing decision-making processes for mine planning in a timely and low-cost fashion. The results indicate time savings of up to 77% and cost reductions of up to 94% as compared with conventional methods, contributing to more effective mine planning and, ultimately, improving sustainability in small-scale mining.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.200384small-scale miningresistivityinduced polarizationmine planningmining sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Tichauer Antonio Carlos Martins Ranyere Sousa Silva Giorgio De Tomi The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining Royal Society Open Science small-scale mining resistivity induced polarization mine planning mining sustainability |
| title | The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining |
| title_full | The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining |
| title_fullStr | The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining |
| title_short | The role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision-making in small-scale mining |
| title_sort | role of geophysics in enhancing mine planning decision making in small scale mining |
| topic | small-scale mining resistivity induced polarization mine planning mining sustainability |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.200384 |
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