Characterising surface mineralogy of an open pit mining area using hyperion imagery

Author

Raval, S. ; Jia, Xiuping ; Merton, R.M. ; Laurence, D.

Author_Institution

Australian Centre for Sustainable Min. Practices, Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

fYear

2012

fDate

4-7 June 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This study investigates the presence of surface minerals at the Dexing Copper Mine (DCM) in China through a hyperspectral Hyperion image. The Hyperion image acquired in April 2009 was utilised to map the area through spectral characteristics of three different types of minerals. The classified image identifies the degree of oxidation linked to Fe-OH absorption features. An opportunity to analyse the effect of topography in the weathering and transportation patterns of different minerals was explored through overlaid SRTM DEM on the classified image.

Keywords

digital elevation models; geophysical image processing; geophysical techniques; hyperspectral imaging; image classification; minerals; remote sensing; AD 2009; China; Dexing Copper Mine; SRTM DEM; classified image; hyperspectral Hyperion image; mineral transportation pattern; mineral weathering pattern; open pit mining area; oxidation degree; surface mineralogy; topography effect; Abstracts; Barium; Chemicals; Gallium nitride; Sensors; Vegetation mapping; Hyperion; Hyperspectral; Remote sensing; Surface mineralogy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), 2012 4th Workshop on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3405-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WHISPERS.2012.6874296

Filename

6874296