AcrossChina:Chineseresearchersusemuonsimagingtechnologytodetectmine_GuangmingOnlineLANZHOU,Feb.22(Xinhua)--AChineseresearchteamhassuccessfullyusedmuonsimagingtechnologytodetecttheinternalstructureofamineraldeposit,providinganewapproachtomineralexplorationandgeologicalstructureimaging.TheresearchresultswererecentlypublishedonlineintheGeophysicalJournalInternational.Theexplorationofundergroundorebodiesandthepreciselocationsofgoafareashavebeensomeofthechallengesfacedbytheminingindustry.Traditionalmineralexplorationtechniqueshavehigheconomiccostandlowaccuracy.Asoneofthefundamentalparticlesinnature,muonshaveasignificantpenetrationcapability,whichcanrealizenon-contact,deeppenetrating,andnon-destructiveimagingoflargeobjects.Comparedwithconventionalartificialraydevices,theyhaveincomparableadvantages,saidLiuZhiyi,researchleaderatLanzhouUniversity.Theresearchteamusedmuonsasdetectionraystoobtainimagesofthelargeobjects,whichisanew,green,non-destructivetechnologyforstudyingtheinternalstructureofmineraldeposits.Muonsimagingtechnologyisexpectedtoprovideamoreefficientsolutionformineralresourcedevelopmentandutilization.Thetechnologycanalsoconfirmthepositionandshapeoforebodiesthroughlarge-scalescanning,reducingcostsandrisksaswellasimprovingefficiency.Muonsimagingtechnologyreducesenvironmentaldamageandpollution,comparedwithtraditionalexplorationmethodssuchasbatchgrounddrillingortheuseofexplosives.Basedonthetechnology,theteamdevelopeddetectionequipmentsetscompletewithitsindependentintellectualpropertyrights,andconductedfieldmeasurementinagoldmineinnorthwestChina'sGansuProvince.Theteamusedsixsetsofequipmenttoscanalargeareaofthegoldmine,andityieldedremarkableresults,saidLiuJuntaowithLanzhouUniversity.Theimagingresultsclearlyshowedgoldveins,severalgoafareasandalowdensitygeologicalstructureabovethescannedarea,saidWangYuxi,anengineerontheproject.TheresearchteamalsousedmuonsimagingtechnologytochecktheconditionoftherenownedXi'anancientcitywallinnorthwestChina'sShaanxiProvince.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.