A crosswell seismic experiment for nickel sulphide exploration

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 77-89

  Greenhalgh, Stewart ^a   Zhou, Bing ^a   Cao, Shunhua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosshole; Imaging; Mineral; Seismic

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHONES; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

NICKEL SULFIDE EXPLORATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

CROSSHOLE SEISMIC METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NICKEL; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SULFIDE;

AUSTRALIA; KAMBALDA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042829385     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(03)00029-6     Document Type: Article

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