The Application of Geophysical Technique in the Singareni Coal Mining Area

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Kolipaka Venu

coal is one of the most prevalent energy resources in the world, coal production has been a high risk industry due

to its frequent accidents, especially in the developing nations. As well known, the main reason for that problem is

that the potential disaster sources are not prospected before coal mining. Hence, it is very necessary to be advanced prospecting before

the coal mining. Usually, the work of advanced prospecting can be done by the geophysical methods. According to the difference of disasters

source physical characters, different geophysical methods can be employed. Because of different geophysical methods owning their advantages

and disadvantages, this paper provides a general introduction to the most important methods used in the coal mining. These methods represent a

primary tool for advanced prospecting to the disaster source. Although their main application is in prospecting disaster source in the coal mining,

the methods are also used in other fields, for example, railway tunnel, environmental engineering and city construction. Consequently,

geophysical method is of importance not only to geophysicists but also to geologists, engineers and archaeologists. The paper only

covers the basic physical principles, methodology, and application Fields of the various survey method.

Mining geophysics, Direct current resistivity method, Transient electromagnetic method, In–seam seismic method.