The application of in-mine electrical resistance tomography (ERT) for mapping potholes and other disruptive features ahead of mining

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 447-451

  Van Schoor, M ^a  

^a CSIR Division of Mining Technology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MAPPING; MINING ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REGIONAL PLANNING;

DYKES; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TOMOGRAPHY (ERT); POTHOLES;

TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 24144472963     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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