High‐Resolution Reflection Seismic Surveys of Abandoned Lead and Zinc Mines along a Proposed Interstate Route, Near Joplin, Missouri

In October and November of 1996, the department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Missouri-Rolla conducted a reflection seismic survey for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) along a proposed interstate route near Joplin, Missouri. In total, six, 24-fold reflection seismic profiles (6,000 m) were acquired across previously mined (lead/zinc) ground. Checkshot data was acquired to correlate the reflection seismic data with the subsurface geology. The principle objective was to provide MoDOT with interpreted seismic profiles (re: abandoned open-pit mine workings) with a view in assisting MoDOT engineers with route planning and site remediation.