Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco)
The phosphate series of Sidi Chennane (Morocco) is frequently affected by sterile bodies called “disturbances” causing many problems during the mining operation. The quantification of these bodies is thus considered as a crucial step for the OCP mining engineers. In following this research, we propo...
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| description | The phosphate series of Sidi Chennane (Morocco) is frequently affected by sterile bodies called “disturbances” causing many problems during the mining operation. The quantification of these bodies is thus considered as a crucial step for the OCP mining engineers. In following this research, we propose the fractal dimension as a new and simple efficient tool to analyze the disturbed areas. The work was carried out on geoelectrical maps of a study area of 50 hectares located in the northern part of the Sidi Chennane deposit. Fractal dimension was used as a representative parameter for examining the disturbed areas by using the box-counting method. The end result shows a strong linkage between the rate of the disturbances and the corresponding fractal dimension. This may have an important implication to quantify the disturbances and get a precise phosphate reserves estimate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de917c2c08ec435abbdde9425c18c8412025-08-20T03:26:16ZengWileyInternational Journal of Geophysics1687-885X1687-88682019-01-01201910.1155/2019/25654302565430Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco)Abderrahim Ayad0Mahacine Amrani1Saad Bakkali2Earth Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, MoroccoEngineering Process Department, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, MoroccoEarth Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, MoroccoThe phosphate series of Sidi Chennane (Morocco) is frequently affected by sterile bodies called “disturbances” causing many problems during the mining operation. The quantification of these bodies is thus considered as a crucial step for the OCP mining engineers. In following this research, we propose the fractal dimension as a new and simple efficient tool to analyze the disturbed areas. The work was carried out on geoelectrical maps of a study area of 50 hectares located in the northern part of the Sidi Chennane deposit. Fractal dimension was used as a representative parameter for examining the disturbed areas by using the box-counting method. The end result shows a strong linkage between the rate of the disturbances and the corresponding fractal dimension. This may have an important implication to quantify the disturbances and get a precise phosphate reserves estimate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2565430 |
| spellingShingle | Abderrahim Ayad Mahacine Amrani Saad Bakkali Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco) International Journal of Geophysics |
| title | Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco) |
| title_full | Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco) |
| title_fullStr | Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco) |
| title_short | Quantification of the Disturbances of Phosphate Series Using the Box-Counting Method on Geoelectrical Images (Sidi Chennane, Morocco) |
| title_sort | quantification of the disturbances of phosphate series using the box counting method on geoelectrical images sidi chennane morocco |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2565430 |
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