Hyperspectral Radiometry to Quantify the Grades of Iron Ores of Noamundi and Joda Mines,Eastern India |
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Authors: | Magendran Thangavelu Sanjeevi Shanmugam Arya Kumar Bhattacharya |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geology, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India;(2) Intelligent Systems and Mathematical Modeling, Automation Division, Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur, 831 001, India |
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Abstract: | This paper present the results of a preliminary study to assess the potential of the visible, NIR and SWIR energy of the EMR
in differentiating iron ores of different grades in a rapid manner using hyperspectral radiometry. Using different iron ore
samples from Noamundi and Joda mines, Jharkhand and Orissa, states of India, certain spectro-radiometric measurements and
geochemical analysis were carried out and the results have been presented. It was observed that the primary spectral characteristics
of these iron ores lie in the 850 to 900 nm and 650–750 nm regions. The spectral parameters for each curve used for studying
the iron ores are: (i) the slopes of the spectral curve in 685–725 nm region; (ii) position of the peak with respect to wavelength
in 730–750 nm region and (iii) radius of curvature of the absorption trough in the 850–900 nm region. Comparison of these
spectral parameters and the geochemistry of the samples indicates that the position of the peak of the curve in 730–750 nm
region shifts towards longer wavelength with increasing iron oxide content, while the slope of the curvature in the 685–725 nm
region has a strong negative correlation with the iron oxide content of the samples. Similarly, a strong negative correlation
is observed between the radius of curvature of the 850–900 nm absorption trough and the iron oxide content. Such strong correlations
indicate that hyperspectral radiometry in the visible and NIR regions can give a better estimate and quantification of the
grades of iron ores. This study has demonstrated that generation of empirical models using hyperspectral radiometric techniques
is helpful to quantify the grade of iron ores with limited geochemical analysis. |
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