Processing results from drill hole VNIIO-1988-Sht-01 on the shelf of the Barents Sea (Report 6404, Murmansk)

Interareal correlation has been carried out; composition of the deposits has been determined; sections recovered by marine drilling have been compared; reconstructed paleogeographic conditions confirm previous views on Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentation in the area: 1. Determinate changes of continental and shallow marine mainly sandy Middle Jurassic deposits by sandy-clayey marine ones to the north and west occur. This indicates similar direction of clastic material migration and converse direction of Jurassic marine transgressions. 2. Increase of sand contents in the deposits also to the east and to the southeast indicates an important source of clastic material. It can result from incipience and development of the epiplatform orogen of Novaya Zemlya - Pai-Khoi in the Late Triassic - Early Jurassic. 3. Compositional and facial changes as well as changes in thicknesses of some Early Cretaceous lithologic-stratigraphic complexes indicate fast change of terrigenous material transport from the north to the south - south-east in the Late Valanginian - Hauterivian. Besides within the South Barents Sea region up to the Shtokman area there occurs weak variability in lithologic parameters of Neocomian avandeltaic deposits and turbidites composed of clays, claystones, and clayey siltstones. Correlation of drilling sections from the Shtokman area and from the South Basin of the Barents Sea together with paleotectonic analysis result to the conclusion about significant structure-forming movements in the Late Jurassic - Early Neocomian. During this time there occurred maximal growth of the Shtokman structure and likely of many other structures belonging to the South Basin of the Barents Sea.

A low cost and widely applicable methodology of digital imagen analysis of ores for mineral and envirommental engineering

Technological and environmental problems related to ore processing are a serious limitation for sustainable development of mineral resources, particularly for countries / companies rich in ores, but with little access to sophisticated technology, e.g. in Latin America. Digital image analysis (DIA) can provide a simple, unexpensive and broadly applicable methodology to assess these problems, but this methodology has to be carefully defined, to produce reproducible and relevant information.

Tratamiento de imágenes de mineral acarreado post-voladura. Análisis de curvas granulométricas y comparativa mediante sistemasplit on-line y Split desktop: automático y manual

En este proyecto se han analizado distintas imágenes de fragmentos de rocas de distintas granulometrías correspondientes a una serie de voladuras de una misma cantera. Cada una de las voladuras se componen de 20 imágenes. A posteriori utilizando el programa Split Desktop en su versión 3.1, se delimitaron los fragmentos de roca de los que está compuesta la imagen, obteniéndose posteriormente la curva granulométrica correspondiente a dicha imagen. Una vez se calculan las curvas granulométricas correspondientes a cada imagen, se calcula la curva media de todas ellas, pudiéndose considerar por tanto la curva media de cada voladura. Se han utilizado las distintas soluciones del software, manual, online y automático, para realizar los análisis de dichas imágenes y a posteriori comparar sus resultados. Dichos resultados se muestran a través de una serie de gráficos y tablas que se explican con detalle para la comprensión del estudio. De dichos resultados es posible afirmar que, el tratamiento de imágenes realizado de manera online y automático por Split, desemboca en el mismo resultado, al no haber una diferencia estadística significativa. Por el contrario, el sistema manual es diferente de los otros dos, no pudiéndose afirmar cual es mejor de los dos. El manual depende del operario que trabaje las imágenes y el online de los ajustes realizados y por tanto, ambos tienen ciertas incertidumbres difíciles de solucionar. Abstract In this project, different images of rock fragments of different grain sizes corresponding to a series of blasts from the same quarry have been analyzed. To study each blast, 20 images has been used and studied with the software Split Desktop 3.1. Rock fragments from each image has been delimitated with the software, obtaining a grading curve of each one. Once these curves are calculated, the mean curve of these data set is obtained and can be considered the mean curve of each blast. Different software solutions as manual, online and automatic, has been used for the analysis of these images. Then the results has been compared between them. These results are shown through a series of graphs and tables, that are explained in detail, to enhance the understanding of the study. From these results, it can be said that the image processing with online and automatic options from Split, leads to the same result, after an statistical study. On the contrary, the manual Split mode is different from the others; however is not possible to assert what will be the best. The manual Split mode depends on the operator ability and dedication, although the online mode depends on the software settings, so therefore, both have some uncertainties that are difficult to solve.