An overview of data collection and analysis methods for calculating the volume of mine materials / Jason Frels.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Frels, Jason, author.

Contributor:

National Operations Center (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

Technical note (United States. Bureau of Land Management) ; 448.

Technical note ; 448

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abandoned mines--United States.

Abandoned mines.

Mines and mineral resources--United States.

Mines and mineral resources.

Mines and mineral resources--United States--Data processing.

Mines and mineral resources--Waste disposal--United States.

Mines and mineral resources--Data processing.

Mines and mineral resources--Waste disposal.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 30 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Denver, CO : U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center, 2016.

Summary:

This tech note primarily provides an overview of data collection methods for calculating the volumes of surface mineral material remaining at abandoned mine land sites or the volumes of material removed from gravel or sand sites. The goal of this tech note is to assist BLM field staff in (1) understanding the available data collection methods and (2) determining the most appropriate data collection method for their project. Each data collection method is rated qualitatively based on the following criteria: applicability, level of effort, reliability, and others. The data analysis methods highlighted in this tech note include digital terrain model software, average end area, and geometric calculations.

Contents:

Introduction. Why are volume calculations necessary?

Volume calculations : an overview

Data collection phase. Geometric object concept

Data collection methods

Data collection methods for deposits. Surface plane measurements : global positioning system ; laser scanning ; photogrammetry ; analog measurements

Subsurface plane measurements : intrusive methods ; non-intrusive methods

Data collection methods for pits. Subsurface plane measurements : global positioning system ; laser scanning ; photogrammetry ; analog measurements

Surface plane measurements : preexisting data ; aerial photography ; 'flat cap' ; landscape interpolation

Data collection method comparisons

Data analysis phase. Data preparation

Data analysis methods : digital terrain model software ; average end area ; geometric calculations (paper/pencil)

Active mine monitoring application

Glossary

References.

Notes:

"June 2016."

"BLM/OC/ST-16/001+3720"--Page 2 of cover

"Production services provided by the Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center's Information and Publishing Services Section in Denver, Colorado"--Page 2 of cover

Includes bibliographical references (page 30).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (BLM, viewed January 6, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Frels, Jason. Overview of data collection and analysis methods for calculating the volume of mine materials

OCLC:

1030979316