Technique now possible due to improvements in lithium batteries which power monitoring equipment
Article in the Canadian press by Jeff Walters · CBC News · Posted: Jun 12, 2019 1:28 PM ET https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-pacific-new-exploration-1.5172168
Download PACIFIC poster presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington DC (10-14 December 2018)
https://www.pacific-h2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/PACIFIC-poster.pdf
All you want to know about the PACIFIC project (Passive seismic techniques for environmentally friendly and cost efficient mineral exploration) is there !
PACIFIC - H2020 research project in mineral exploration (pacific-h2020.eu)
Sometimes noise is incredibly helpful.
By Rahul Rao, Popular Science (January 28, 2021)
For the full article, please visit How trains can help scientists study what's underground | Popular Science (popsci.com)
Seismologists prospect for mineral deposits in Canada by recording the humming vibrations from freight trains.
By Rachel Berkowitz, Physics Today (12 Jan 2021 in Research & Technology)
For the full online article, visit Railways could double as a tool for probing Earth’s shallow crust (scitation.org)
Check out our project log on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/project/PACIFIC-H2020
View the PACIFIC project video PACIFIC Project on sustainable mineral exploration - YouTube
Download the PACIFIC project presentation https://www.pacific-h2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/PACIFIC-Project-presentation.pdf
Download PACIFIC first press release (July 2018): PACIFIC first press release
Executive summary: The Winter School on Sustainable Mineral Exploration was jointly organized by two European projects—PACIFIC and INFACT. The event was held at the International Campus of Andalusia in Huelva, Spain, between the 9th and 12th March 2020. The Winter School was divided in 3 lecture sessions, 1 practical session, and 2 visits to mining sites. The main goal of this school was to present the techniques and knowledge on sustainable mineral exploration that have been developed within the INFACT and PACIFIC projects. The school targeted an audience of European master students, PhDs and post-doctoral researchers. A total of 40 students, including 15 from the University of Huelva, physically attended the school. An additional 13 students participated in parts of the school via video conference, since unfortunately due to travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic those 13 students were unable to attend in person. Videoconferencing was a last-minute adaptation made by the Winter School to allow for the participation of individuals under travel bans, quarantine, or other restrictions. Students (both physical and remote attendees) came from 13 countries. The results of the anonymous survey conducted at the end of the school reveal that the event was a success, despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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