Detection and Monitoring of Mining-Induced Seismicity Based on Machine Learning and Template Matching: A Case Study from Dongchuan Copper Mine, China
Abstract
The detection and monitoring of mining-induced seismicity are essential for understanding the mechanisms behind earthquakes and mitigating seismic hazards. However, traditional underground seismic monitoring networks for mining-induced seismicity are challenging to install and operate, which has limited their widespread application. In recent years, an alternative approach has emerged: utilizing dense seismic arrays at the surface to monitor mining-induced seismicity. This paper proposes a rapid and efficient data processing scheme for the detection and monitoring of mining-induced seismicity based on the surface dense array. The proposed workflow includes machine learning-based phase picking and P-wave first-motion-polarity picking, followed by rapid phase association, precise earthquake location, and template matching for detecting small earthquakes to enhance the completeness of the earthquake catalog. Additionally, it also provides focal mechanism solutions for larger mining-induced events. We applied this workflow to the continuous waveform data from 90 seismic stations over a period of 27 days around the Dongchuan Copper Mine, Yunnan Province, China. Our results yielded 1536 high-quality earthquake locations and two focal mechanism solutions for larger events. By analyzing the spatiotemporal distribution of these events, we are able to investigate the mechanisms of the induced seismic clusters near the Shijiangjun and Lanniping deposits. Our findings highlight the…
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