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Muon Geotomography: A Novel, Field-Proven 3D Density Imaging Technique for Mineral Exploration and Resource Monitoring

The RECORDER is an online magazine published throughout the year by the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG), and includes articles from all areas of applied geophysics and the disciplines that impact it. This article, written by Ideon CTO Doug Schouten, is a review on muon geotomography as a novel density measurement technique based on the absorption of cosmic ray muons in the ground. By measuring the flux through muon sensors situated underground, the average density in the overburden above the sensors can be determined.