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Inversion of Muon Tomography and Gravity Gradiometry for Reservoir Monitoring
Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) reservoirs utilize enhanced oil recovery methods, namely steam injection, to mobilize bitumen in-situ. High-resolution continuous monitoring is required to make informed decisions ... -
The Application of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry to the Ontario Rockfall Hazard Rating System (RHRON)
Roadways are considered critical infrastructure in North America, however, many pass-through hazardous terrains, such as rock slopes. To better manage and prioritize rockfall mitigation measures on rock slopes, the Ontario ... -
The Application of Distributed Optical Sensing to Measure the Full-Field Strain Response of Uniaxial Compression Test Specimens
The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) test is crucial in determining the strength and stiffness behaviour of intact rock and is frequently utilized by industry to determine project site characteristics. A fundamental ... -
Time-Dependency and Long-Term Strength of Rocks - Limitations, Interpretation, and Application in Finite Difference Continuum Models
Many constitutive models have been developed to aid the engineer or scientist in the analysis of material yielding and deformations in the field of rock mechanics. Many of the classical constitutive formulations used are ... -
INVESTIGATION INTO POTENTIAL MAGMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR LA-ICP-MS ANALYSIS OF FLUID INCLUSIONS AND CRITICAL ASSESMENT OF THE WINDY CRAGGY DEPOSIT, NORTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
In recent years, the existence of variable magmatic contributions to the mineralizing fluids in the formation of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits has been gaining acceptance in the scientific community. The ... -
Assessing the uncertainties of Radar and LiDAR derived digital elevation information over static and dynamic terrain
The satellite era brought the advantages of obtaining fast, reliable, and repeated measurements over time on a global scale. Digital Elevation Information is a necessity for any scientific and engineering project that ... -
MONITORING GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS WITH TIME-LAPSE GRAVITY GRADIOMETRY
This thesis presents the feasibility of monitoring the depletion and recharge of ground and surface water reservoirs using gravimetry. This is an important exercise because many industrial processes are water-intensive, ... -
Stratabound Zinc Mineralization at the Salerno Lake and Calumet-Sud Occurrences hosted in the Proterozoic Central Metasedimentary Belt Marbles of the Grenville Province, Canada
High-grade marbles of the southeastern Central Metasedimentary Belt in the Grenville Province host several stratabound zinc deposits and occurrences, interpreted in previous work to have been formed from exhalative brines ... -
Vision-aided Inertial System for Near-real-time Positioning and Navigation of Unmanned Ground Survey Vehicles in GNSS-denied Environments
Positioning and navigation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in GNSS-denied environments is crucial to geological surveys required for subterranean and extraterrestrial exploration and mapping. While GNSS is the most ... -
ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF COPPER AND ZINC IN THE GEOSPHERE AND BIOSPHERE
Zinc homeostasis is disrupted during the formation of breast tumours. Malignant tumours contain elevated levels of Zn (mean = 14.93 ± 11.05 μg/g) and isotopically light d66Zn values (mean = -0.40 ± 0.15 ‰) compared to ... -
Factors Controlling Tungsten Mobility in W-Cu Skarn Tailings from the Cantung Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada
Few studies have addressed the mobility of tungsten in mine waste, which could act as a point source for metal leaching. This study addresses the behaviour of tungsten in tailings at the Cantung Mine in the Northwest ... -
Assessment of Rockfall Deformation and Related Geometric Characteristics via Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Due to the required numerous and extensive rock cuts through steep topography and adjacent steep natural slopes, rockfalls are a common risk to which the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) ... -
Review of Close-Range Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning of Geological Hand Samples
(Elsevier, 2020)The morphological study of geological hand samples has a wide variety of applications in the geosciences, which is conventionally accomplished by measuring the distance between features of interest on the sample’s surface. ... -
Characterization of Tailings Dust from Two Abandoned Mine Sites: Effects on Nearby Surface Waters and Evaluation of Dust Sampling Methods
Canada’s climate is warming and as a result the hydrological cycle is expected to become more intense, with rainfall concentrated in extreme events with longer dry spells. Consequently, dry tailings may be more likely to ... -
Glimpses of Oceanic Lithosphere of the Challenger Deep Forearc Segment in the Southernmost Marianas: The 143°E transect, 5800–4200 m
(Wiley, 2020-06-16)We studied nine samples of igneous rocks from the inner wall of the Mariana Trench above the Challenger Deep from 4150 to 6100 m depth recovered by manned submersible and ROV. Samples from two regions that bracket the Moho ... -
Characterization of Rock Salt Response to Blasting using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology
This doctoral research project addresses some of the fundamental aspects for blast design methods in rock salt mines. An experimental field work protocol was devised based on the use of single hole blast (SHB) tests to ... -
An Epeiric Glass Ramp: Permian Low-Latitude Neritic Siliceous Sponge Colonization and its Novel Preservation (Phosphoria Rock Complex)
(Elsevier, 2019-11-29)Glass ramps are shallow-marine depositional settings in which siliceous sponge meadows dominate coastal environments. They are increasingly recognized throughout the Phanerozoic and represent a biosiliceous counterpart to ... -
Autonomous Bathymetric and Magnetic Surveying for Canadian Lakes
Magnetic surveys are an important step in the process of mineral and archaeological exploration. Current magnetic surveying methods include mounting magnetometers to various survey platforms including inhabited airplanes, ... -
Copper Isotopic Analysis in Geological and Biological Reference Materials by MC‐ICP‐MS
(Wiley, 2020-01-24)The characterisation of relative copper isotope amount ratios (δ65Cu) helps constrain a variety of geochemical processes occurring in the geosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. The accurate and precise determination of δ65Cu ... -
Phosphorites, Glass Ramps and Carbonate Factories: The Evolution of an Epicontinental Sea and a Late Palaeozoic Upwelling System (Phosphoria Rock Complex)
(Wiley, 2020-03-11)The Permian Phosphoria Rock Complex of the western USA contains an enigmatic assemblage of bioelemental rocks (i.e. phosphorites and cherts) that accumulated in a depositional system with no modern analogue. This study ...
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