Using stochastic crosshole seismic velocity tomography and Bayesian simulation to estimate Ni grades: Case study from Voisey's Bay, Canada

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-93

  Perozzi, L ^a   Gloaguen, E ^a   Rondenay, S ^b   McDowell, G ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c VALE S A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crosshole seismic tomography; Grade estimation; Seismic inversion; Voisey's Bay

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGS; BAYESIAN SIMULATION; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CORE LOGGING; GEOSTATISTICAL APPROACH; HIGH RESOLUTION; MINING PROJECTS; NICKEL GRADES; ORE GRADES; SEISMIC INVERSION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC TRAVEL TIME; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; SEQUENTIAL GAUSSIAN SIMULATION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TOMOGRAPHIC; TOMOGRAPHIC DATA; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; TRAVEL TIME; VOISEY'S BAY;

ALGORITHMS; DEPOSITS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ORE DEPOSITS; SEISMOLOGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA INVERSION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; MINING; NICKEL; ORE BODY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STOCHASTICITY;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; VOISEY'S BAY;

EID: 84856624995     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.06.036     Document Type: Article

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