Re-processing and interpretation of 2D seismic data from the Kristineberg mining area, northern Sweden

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-55

  Ehsan, Siddique Akhtar ^a   Malehmir, Alireza ^a   Dehghannejad, Mahdieh ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hardrock seismic; Mineral deposits; Re processing; Refraction statics

Indexed keywords

3D VISUALIZATION; ACQUISITION GEOMETRY; COMPLEX GEOLOGY; FAULT ZONE; HARDROCK SEISMIC; HIGH FREQUENCY; LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE; MINING AREAS; PARALLEL SEISMIC; SEISMIC DATAS; SEISMIC IMAGE; SEISMIC PROFILES; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SEISMIC SECTIONS; STATIC CORRECTION; STATIC SOLUTIONS; SULPHIDE DEPOSITS; UNSTABLE SOLUTIONS;

DATA HANDLING; DATA VISUALIZATION; LITHOLOGY; MINERAL RESOURCES; REFRACTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION;

SEISMIC WAVES;

CORRELATION; FAULT ZONE; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; OUTCROP; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SULFIDE; VISUALIZATION;

KRISTINEBERG MINE; SWEDEN; VASTERBOTTEN;

EID: 84856767707     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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