Seismic shear-wave extraction from ambient seismic noise records at the Tashtagol iron using the passive interferometry method

In this paper, the passive interferometry method was applied for the first time to seismic noise data recorded at the Tashtagol iron ore deposit. The passive interferometry method is based on the analysis of cross-correlation functions of seismic noise. Continuous seismic records from one day at six seismic stations formed the data set used in this analysis. We have successfully identified shear seismic waves propagating between seismic stations on the obtained cross-correlations. The results demonstrate the potential of using ambient seismic noise tomography to study mining data.