Sercel has announced that its state-of-the-art WiNG land acquisition nodes are making a key contribution to a major mining exploration programme in Zambia’s Katangan copper-bearing basin
A 30 km-long WiNG node array is being deployed to acquire passive seismic data over a nine-month period across the Kansanshi mine owned by first quantum minerals and the adjacent solwezi basement dome. The programme aims to explore the crustal structure of the mine area using background seismicity alone (ambient noise, mine blasting, local and regional earthquakes and teleseismic events).
WiNG wireless nodal acquisition system is lightweight form factor and its compact design make it fast and simple to deploy compared to conventional seismometers. Featuring QuietSeis, Sercel’s ultrasensitive advanced digital sensor, WiNG offers low-noise performance and detection of even the weakest signals.
Emmanuelle Dubu, Sercel CEO, said, “We are proud to play such a significant role in this program which is being conducted to help meet tomorrow’s global resource exploration needs. Our participation further demonstrates Sercel’s ability to provide cutting-edge equipment and solutions that meets the specific requirements of the mining industry and confirms our opportunity for growth in the environmental and alternative energy-related monitoring and observation markets.”
The programme is a collaborative effort between the ministry of Mines of Zambia, First Quantum Minerals and Oxford University’s Earth Sciences department. It is part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Copper Basin Exploration Science (CuBES) project being led to address the anticipated growth in demand for copper, cobalt and nickel as a result of the energy transition.
