CSIRO Core Profiler 2.2

The CoreProfiler software was initially developed by CSIRO Exploration & Mining as part of the Australian Coal Association Research Program Project No. C15037. It has been significantly upgraded since to provide further functionality.

Background:

At the core of all geological characterization, including the interpretation of vast amounts of geophysical data are geological observations made on drill core and chips. Two factors that impede the quality and reliability of these observations are inconsistencies of visual observations between observers, and a lack of tools to efficiently reconcile the observations against photographic records.

The objective of the project is to deliver a software toolkit that:

·    Produces depth-calibrated photographic images of drill core to allow direct visual comparison with geological/geotechnical observations and geophysical data; and

·    Allows efficient and consistent geological/geotechnical observations by utilizing comprehensive reference image collections to produce a rock description that integrates with mine site data coding conventions.

·    Improves productivity by allowing core orientations to be measured directly from the core and analysis to be performed using a stereonet.