'Electronic ears' to guide mining drills

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Preparing to cement an experimental geophone string in a borehole in Central Queensland. Image credit CSIRO
Preparing to cement an experimental geophone string in a borehole in Central Queensland. Image credit – CSIRO

CSIRO scientists with the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship have successfully used an electronic listening post to track and control a drill operating more than 300 metres below the Earth’s surface.


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