Description

The workshop provides an opportunity to understand how infrared drill core imaging adds value to geological and mining projects. This will be done through discussions of the technology, the geological application of infrared spectroscopy, and the generation of information and products from the data. The goal is to provide an understanding of the technology, its application, the generation of information and the knowledge proposition that it offers. The workshop will undertake to describe the value of mineralogical data and textural information that can be obtained from infrared drill core imagery and its relationship to geotechnical and geophysical parameters of the core. An overview of the technology and application will be presented along with the principal geological information that can be obtained from the spectral data. Sensor designs and instrumentation will be discussed. Different data capture methods will be evaluated taking into consideration instrument, target and operational characteristics. Processing methods and product types will be discussed. Demonstration data sets will be used to illustrate the mineralogical information that can be obtained from the data. Time will be spent detailing the product types and uses generated from the infrared image data. These will allow the attendee to explore the data and understand how these data provide knowledge to geological materials. Application examples for different case studies and applications will be demonstrated. Finally, the future development directions and trends will be reviewed to round off the workshop.

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