Spatial interpolation using machine learning: from patterns and regularities to block models

GT Nwaila, SE Zhang, JE Bourdeau… - Natural Resources …, 2024 - Springer
In geospatial data interpolation, as in mapping, mineral resource estimation, modeling and
numerical modeling in geosciences, kriging has been a central technique since the advent …

Geostatistics in the presence of geological boundaries: Exploratory tools for contact analysis

M Maleki, X Emery - Ore Geology Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Identification and categorization of geological, geotechnical, or geometallurgical domains is
a common practice in the modeling of mineral deposits, in order to account for the controls …

Geochemical anomaly separation based on geology, geostatistics, compositional data and local singularity analyses: a case study from the Kuh Panj copper deposit …

MH Aghahadi, G Jozanikohan, O Asghari… - Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study combines geochemical anomaly separation with geostatistical approaches and
compositional data analysis. To have a reasonable model for abnormal areas, suggesting …

[HTML][HTML] Geological control for in-situ and recoverable resources assessment: A case study on Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit, Iran

M Maleki, N Mery, S Soltani-Mohammadi, F Khorram… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The incorporation of geological controls is essential for an accurate assessment of the in-situ
and recoverable resources in an ore deposit, directly impacting the downstream stages of …

Hydrological objective functions and ensemble averaging with the Wasserstein distance

JC Magyar, M Sambridge - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2023 - hess.copernicus.org
When working with hydrological data, the ability to quantify the similarity of different datasets
is useful. The choice of how to make this quantification has a direct influence on the results …

Visualizing high dimensional structures in geochemical datasets using a combined compositional data analysis and Databionic swarm approach

MA Engle, J Chaput - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Classical tools for exploratory analysis of large geochemical datasets (eg, cluster analysis,
principal component analysis, etc.) have been successfully utilized for decades to …

Machine learning-based delineation of geodomain boundaries: A proof-of-concept study using data from the Witwatersrand Goldfields

SE Zhang, GT Nwaila, JE Bourdeau… - Natural Resources …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Machine-aided geological interpretation provides an opportunity for rapid and data-
driven decision-making. In disciplines such as geostatistics, the integration of machine …

Identifying geochemical anomalies using a new method of Yang Chizhong-spatial scan statistic

Q Liu, J Yang, X Mao, Z Liu, M Deng, Y Chen… - Computers & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying anomalies from geochemical data by modeling of the background and statistical
evaluation of anomalies is a major concern in geochemical exploration. This study …

Towards geostatistical learning for the geosciences: A case study in improving the spatial awareness of spectral clustering

H Talebi, LJM Peeters, U Mueller… - Mathematical …, 2020 - Springer
The particularities of geosystems and geoscience data must be understood before any
development or implementation of statistical learning algorithms. Without such knowledge …

An improved classification of mineralized zones using particle swarm optimization: A case study from Dagh-Dali ZnPb (±Au) prospect, Northwest Iran

Z Soltani, A Imamalipour - Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Classification of mineralized areas into different geochemical classes in terms of
prospectivity is crucial in the optimal management of exploration risk and costs. Machine …