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Geospatial analysis applied to mineral exploration : remote sensing, GIS, geochemical, and geophysical applications to mineral resources /

Geospatial Analysis Applied to Mineral Exploration: Remote Sensing, GIS, Geochemical, and Geophysical Applications to Mineral Resources presents state-of-the-art approaches on recent remote sensing and GIS-based mineral prospectivity modeling for Earth scientists, researchers, mineral exploration co...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Pour, Amin Beiranvand (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2023]
Subjects:
Mines and mineral resources > Remote sensing.
Geographic information systems.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction to mineral exploration
  • Abstract
  • 1.1 Mineral exploration
  • 1.2 Stages
  • 1.3 4D-geographic information system for mineral exploration
  • References
  • 2. Remote sensing for mineral exploration
  • Abstract
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Spectral features of hydrothermal alteration minerals and lithologies
  • 2.3 Multispectral sensors
  • 2.4 Hyperspectral sensors
  • 2.5 Unmanned aerial vehicle
  • 2.6 Synthetic aperture radar
  • 2.7 Data acquisition
  • 2.8 Preprocessing techniques
  • 2.9 Image-processing algorithms
  • 2.10 Accuracy assessment techniques
  • 2.11 Interpretation of remote sensing data for alteration mineral mapping
  • 2.12 Remote sensing structural analysis for mineral exploration
  • 2.13 Case studies
  • References
  • 3. The geographical information system toolbox for mineral exploration
  • Abstract
  • 3.1 The geographical information system toolbox for mineral exploration
  • 3.2 Geographical information system
  • 3.3 Mathematical frameworks used for geographical information system-based mineral prospectivity mapping
  • 3.4 Uncertainty in geographical information system-based mineral exploration
  • 3.5 Case studies
  • 3.6 Summary and conclusion
  • References
  • 4. Processing and interpretation of geochemical data for mineral exploration
  • Abstract
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Geochemical sampling media
  • 4.3 Instrumental techniques applied to geochemical data
  • 4.4 Interpretation of geochemical data
  • 4.5 Case study
  • References
  • 5. Geophysical data for mineral exploration
  • Abstract
  • 5.1 Introduction to geophysical exploration
  • 5.2 Geophysical methods
  • 5.3 Methodologies, processing, and interpretation
  • 5.4 Case studies
  • References
  • 6. Geological data for mineral exploration
  • Abstract.
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Mineral deposits and occurrence
  • 6.3 Geological mapping
  • 6.4 The foliated rocks
  • 6.5 The nonfoliated rocks
  • 6.6 Laboratory analysis
  • 6.7 Case studies
  • References
  • 7. Machine learning for analysis of geo-exploration data
  • Abstract
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Supervised algorithms
  • 7.3 Examples of using supervised algorithms in mineral exploration
  • 7.4 Unsupervised algorithms
  • References
  • Index.