Geoscience Reference
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We know that disseminated ores generate a strong
frequency-dependent electrical conductivity due to
induced polarization effects. This implies in turn that
the seismoelectric coupling coefficient should reflect this
frequency dependence. In other words, a spectral seis-
moelectric beamforming approach (such as underlined
in Chapter 6) could be used to localize ore bodies and to
image their extensions with a resolution far better than
the methods presently used. We could foresee huge
applications of such a method for the mining industry
and especially for the exploration and mapping of ore
bodies and in situ (bio)leaching.
