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The major goal of the study is test the ability of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to determine the depth and thickness of bauxite layer at Az Zabirah town, north-central of Saudi Arabia. Bauxite is the most important aluminum ore. the 25 MHz frequency antenna has been used in this study insure better resolution of the subsurface and to get more penetration to image the Bauxite layer. (GPR) survey was conducted above 28 borehole, Where was taken seven profiles. Results showed the calculated total volume of bauxite in the survey area based on the GPR data is about 34696 m3 while that based on the borehole data is about 34101 m3. The minor difference in the calculated volumes (about 1%) indicates that the GPR data is more readable and could replace the borehole data or reduce the number of drilled holes.

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2015-10-05
2024-03-29
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