Development of a light-weight low cost self potential unit
dc.contributor.author | Zonge, K.L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-05T21:15:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-05T21:15:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1968 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Zonge, K.L., 1968, Development of a light-weight low cost self potential unit: University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Report No. 17, 15 p. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/1066 | |
dc.description.abstract | A lightweight, low cost self-potential unit has been developed using solid state components. The parts for the basic unit including batteries, copper sulfate pots, and hookup wire costs approximately $70.00. The device is instant reading and weighs two pounds. The batteries used have a shelf life of ten years and an estimated operation life (based on continuous use for ten hours per day) of sixty days. This instrument was developed specifically for the Alaskan prospector who is concerned with weight and cost of field instrumentation. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The staff and faculty of the Mineral Industry Research Laboratory is proud to have sponsored the research which has led to this report by Kenneth L. Zonge, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and part time employee of the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska. This project was developed through consultation with Mr. Lawrence E. Heiner, Assistant Mineral Engineer, Mineral Industry Research Laboratory. Refinement in design of a self potential unit used in a geophysical prospecting technique by prospectors in their search for economic mineral deposits truly conforms with the major objective of the Laboratory - that of assisting in the development of the mineral resources of Alaska. Thus, through the piercing eyes of science and mineral engineering research, hidden deposits of minerals will be found that will allow further increases in the economy of the community, state and nation. E. H. Beistline, Dean, College of Earth Sciences, and Mineral Industry | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | MIRL Report;no.17 | |
dc.subject | self potential unit | en_US |
dc.title | Development of a light-weight low cost self potential unit | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-01-24T15:24:03Z |