An airborne geophysical survey is starting this week between Whitby and Scarborough.
The survey by Anglo American, the owner of the Woodsmith mine near Whitby, will take around two weeks and involve a plane flying in straight lines at an average height of 100 metres to collect geophysical information on the properties of the rocks below ground.
Anglo American say It is a totally passive technique and does not involve sending out any signals or sound waves.
Gareth Edmunds, External Affairs Director at Anglo American said
“It is important to us to keep the community updated about our activities,”
“The plane has to fly fairly close to the ground for the survey to work so we want people to be aware that it is happening and what it is doing.“
The survey itself involves measuring minor variations in the Earth’s gravitational and magnetic fields. Sensitive measuring equipment located in the aircraft will be used to gather this data. It is a totally passive technique and does not involve sending out any signals or sound waves. The company has written to 14,000 households in the survey area to inform them.
Gareth Adds :
“We’ve already undertaken significant exploratory drilling and seismic surveying in the area since 2012,”
“This aerial survey will build on that and help us to create a 3D map of the geology beneath the surface. The technology involved is fascinating and the UK company we are using is one of the only two contractors in the world that can do this type of survey
Anyone wishing to find out more information about the survey should visit https://uk.angloamerican.com/ags or call Anglo American’s community helpline on 0845 5438964.
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