Open AccessPreliminary report on the implications of mining practices in an open-pit gold mine for monitoring of a comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Author(s) -
S. Jarpe,
Peter Goldstein,
Barbara Moran,
L. A. Glenn
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/89555
Subject(s) - rock blasting , mining engineering , treaty , open pit mining , gold mining , mine safety , environmental science , forensic engineering , geology , engineering , law , waste management , coal mining , political science , coal , chemistry
This report summarizes the preliminary results of an ongoing experiment at the Gold Quarry pit, operated by the Newmont Gold Company at Carlin, NV. The purpose of the experiment is to obtain local and regional seismic data together with ``ground truth``, from conventional surface blasting activity and to use these data to help determine the effectiveness with which conventional mining blasts can be discriminated from underground nuclear explosions