Authors :
Jeaney Lusongo Elua; Eli-Achille Manwana Mfumukani; Ange Kra; Steeve Siyum Musianga; Gradi Kalonji Lelo; Prisca Katshunga Akazia; Nsiama Kang Kalucha; Bigman Mulongo Mandela; Raymond Ndumba Don; Stella Kazadi Mujinga
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8281258
Abstract :
This study addresses the aspect of the analysis
and interpretation of satellite images for the study of
geomorphology and land cover for the planning of an
oil/mining exploration mission in the eastern part of the
West-Congo basin. This allowed us to observe that,
with the exception of the valleys located near the
watercourses, the entire area is characterized by a rapid
alternation of hills and valleys on the geomorphological
level, a phenomenon which could make a ground
exploration more or less difficult in this region. The superposition of the results on the
geological map of our study area allowed us to see that
the vegetation covered the entire eastern part, the
domain of the supergroups of the ‘schisto-gréseux’ and
the Cuvette Centrale, unlike the domain of the
formations of the schisto-calcaire which, meanwhile, is
occupied by bare ground. In this zone, the lithological
contacts and/or the faults as well as the majority of the
watercourses are oriented in the NW-SE direction. It
would therefore be appropriate for the profiles that will
be drawn for geophysical and/or geochemical
measurements to be oriented in the NE-SW direction in
order to perpendicularly intersect the main geological
structures encountered in this region.
Keywords :
West-Congo Basin, Landsat 8, SRTM, Digital Elevation Model, Oil And Mining Exploration, D.R. Congo.
This study addresses the aspect of the analysis
and interpretation of satellite images for the study of
geomorphology and land cover for the planning of an
oil/mining exploration mission in the eastern part of the
West-Congo basin. This allowed us to observe that,
with the exception of the valleys located near the
watercourses, the entire area is characterized by a rapid
alternation of hills and valleys on the geomorphological
level, a phenomenon which could make a ground
exploration more or less difficult in this region. The superposition of the results on the
geological map of our study area allowed us to see that
the vegetation covered the entire eastern part, the
domain of the supergroups of the ‘schisto-gréseux’ and
the Cuvette Centrale, unlike the domain of the
formations of the schisto-calcaire which, meanwhile, is
occupied by bare ground. In this zone, the lithological
contacts and/or the faults as well as the majority of the
watercourses are oriented in the NW-SE direction. It
would therefore be appropriate for the profiles that will
be drawn for geophysical and/or geochemical
measurements to be oriented in the NE-SW direction in
order to perpendicularly intersect the main geological
structures encountered in this region.
Keywords :
West-Congo Basin, Landsat 8, SRTM, Digital Elevation Model, Oil And Mining Exploration, D.R. Congo.
