Seismic-Production Balance
The Seismic-Production Balance app focuses on investigating the link between seismicity and production, specifically the balance between the two.
Data
Seismic suite data
Authors
Principal: Izak Morkel
Citation
Morkel, IG 2024, mXrap software app, Mine Seismicity - Seismic-Production Balance, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, https://mxrap.com/
The idea of this app is that for every unit of mine production (volume mined), there is an expected quantity of seismicity that results. There may be insight into the rock mass behaviour when the seismic response to mining is lower or higher than expected. The difference between the actual and expected seismic response to production is referred to as the seismic-production balance.
You can find the average seismic response to each unit of mine production then assess the changes in the actual and expected seismic response to production throughout time and space. The unrealised seismic response to production can be expressed as an equivalent seismic magnitude.
Seismic-Production balance
The Seismic-Production Balance app focuses on investigating the link between seismicity and production, specifically the balance between the two. Adjustment of certain seismic parameters enables the user to view the Energy Balance chart and view the influence of increasing production volume on the energy in the system. In addition to Potency charts, the app also includes some other parameters plotted as a function of production volume for further analysis. These parameters include: Cumulative Number of Events vs Production Volume, Displacement vs Production Volume and Potency vs Production Volume.