Muon Imaging for Cu-Fe Ore Shoot Identification: Results and Next Challenges

  • Tommaso Beni Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy, National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-7784
  • Diletta Borselli National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, Via Alessandro Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Giovanni Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-5620
  • Lorenzo Bonechi National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-1181
  • Massimo Bongi National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Giovanni Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-1937
  • Debora Brocchini Parchi Val di Cornia S.p.A., Via Giovanni Lerario 90, 570254 Piombino, Italy
  • Roberto Ciaranfi National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
  • Luigi Cimmino Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy, National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Naples, Via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8888-8029
  • Vitaliano Ciulli National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Giovanni Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1947-3396
  • Raffaello D'Alessandro National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Giovanni Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7997-0306
  • Andrea Dini Institute of Geosciences and Georesources CNR, 56127 Pisa, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-7256
  • Catalin Frosin National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Giovanni Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-7390
  • Giovanni Gigli Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-5882
  • Sandro Gonzi National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Florence, Via Bruno Rossi 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Via Giovanni Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-645X
  • Silvia Guideri Parchi Val di Cornia S.p.A., Via Giovanni Lerario 90, 570254 Piombino, Italy
  • Luca Lombardi Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy
  • Massimiliano Nocentini Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9910-0703
  • Giulio Saracino Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy; National Institute for Nuclear Physics INFN, Division of Naples, Via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0714-5777
  • Nicola Casagli Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8684-7848
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31526/jais.2024.468
Keywords: cosmic ray, muography, ore shoot, geophysics, mining prospection

Abstract

Transmission-based muography (TM) is becoming an innovative and nondestructive imaging technique
based on the measurement of the cosmic ray muon flux attenuation within matter, allowing the reconstruction
of two- or three-dimensional transmission and density polar maps. This paper presents our most
recent findings on TM measurements applied to ore shoot prospecting. All measurements and results were
obtained during the MIMA-SITES project years of research. The case study was the Temperino mine in the
San Silvestro Archaeological and Mining Park (Campiglia Marittima, Italy). Here, several magmatic and
metasomatic geological units outcrop. Among them is a Cu-Fe-Zn-Pb(-Ag) sulfide skarn complex primarily
composed of hedenbergite and ilvaite minerals.

Published
2024-03-20
How to Cite
[1]
T. Beni, “Muon Imaging for Cu-Fe Ore Shoot Identification: Results and Next Challenges”, Journal of Advanced Instrumentation in Science, vol. 2024, no. 1, Mar. 2024.
Issue
Volume 2024
Section
International Workshop on Cosmic-Ray Muography (Muography2023), Naples, Italy

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