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electrical drilling
▪ deeper penetration
Application
Mineral exploration
Locate faults
Locate shear zones
6/20/2019
Locate localised body
DAVID DOTSE of anomalous conductivity
PHY 477: ELECTRICAL & ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING METHODS
WEMEGAH
1. Profiling
The electrode spacing is fixed (constant) for all
measurements.
Application
Geotechnical investigation of overburden
hydrogeology
PHY 477: ELECTRICAL & ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING METHODS
6/20/2019 DAVID DOTSE WEMEGAH
2. Vertical electrical sounding (VES)
•Overburden,
•Depth,
•Structure,
Potential Electrode
Non-polarizing (steel, Al, brass)
Current electrode
Low impedance