An integrated mineral system model for the gold deposits of the giant Jiaodong province, eastern China

J Deng, LQ Yang, DI Groves, L Zhang, KF Qiu… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The giant Jiaodong gold province, with more than 5000 t of proven gold resources, is unique
in that its Mesozoic gold deposits are hosted in a Precambrian basement block. There has …

[HTML][HTML] GIS-based mineral prospectivity mapping using machine learning methods: A case study from Tongling ore district, eastern China

T Sun, F Chen, L Zhong, W Liu, Y Wang - Ore Geology Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Predictive modelling of mineral prospectivity using GIS is a valid and progressively more
accepted tool for delineating reproducible mineral exploration targets. In this study, machine …

A holistic model for the origin of orogenic gold deposits and its implications for exploration

DI Groves, M Santosh, J Deng, Q Wang, L Yang… - Mineralium …, 2020 - Springer
The term orogenic gold deposits has been widely accepted, but there has been continuing
debate on their genesis. Early syn-sedimentary or syn-volcanic models and hydrothermal …

Exploration information systems–A proposal for the future use of GIS in mineral exploration targeting

M Yousefi, OP Kreuzer, V Nykänen, JMA Hronsky - Ore Geology Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The advent of modern data collection and storage technologies has brought about a huge
increase in data volumes with both traditional and machine learning tools struggling to …

[HTML][HTML] Ensemble learning models with a Bayesian optimization algorithm for mineral prospectivity mapping

J Yin, N Li - Ore geology reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning algorithms have been widely applied in mineral prospectivity
mapping (MPM). In this study, we implemented ensemble learning of extreme gradient …

Data analysis methods for prospectivity modelling as applied to mineral exploration targeting: State-of-the-art and outlook

M Yousefi, EJM Carranza, OP Kreuzer… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mineral exploration targeting is a highly complex decision-making task. Two key risk factors,
the quality of exploration data and robustness of the underlying conceptual targeting model …

The mineral system approach applied to magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE sulphide deposits

SJ Barnes, AR Cruden, N Arndt, BM Saumur - Ore geology reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Most magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE sulphide deposits occur within long-lived magma
pathways fed by high degree partial melts of the mantle. Holistic mineral-system analysis for …

Global distribution of sediment-hosted metals controlled by craton edge stability

MJ Hoggard, K Czarnota, FD Richards, DL Huston… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sustainable development and the transition to a clean-energy economy drives ever-
increasing demand for base metals, substantially outstripping the discovery rate of new …

The mineral system concept: the key to exploration targeting

TC McCuaig, JMA Hronsky - 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
To aid conceptual targeting, the past two decades have seen the emergence of the mineral
systems concept, whereby ore deposits are viewed as small-scale expressions of a range of …

[HTML][HTML] Translating the mineral systems approach into an effective exploration targeting system

TC McCuaig, S Beresford, J Hronsky - Ore Geology Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Holistic mineral systems approaches are being increasingly adopted in the study of ore
deposits but application in industry has been suboptimal, because of the lack of a …