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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry Matthews, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Noranda Inc., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a technique of prospecting for deep massive sulphide ore bodies, comprising the steps of selecting a geologic region which is substantially acoustically transparent; directing seismic waves at the region and collecting reflected or diffracted waves therefrom; and analyzing the collected waves for the presence of the massive sulphide ore bodies.