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Advanced geochemical exploration knowledge using machine learning: Prediction of unknown elemental concentrations and operational prioritization of Re-analysis campaigns
Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E8, Canada; Wits Mining Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3952-3728
Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E8, Canada; Wits Mining Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
Wits Mining Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5228-3888
2022 (English)In: Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences, E-ISSN 2666-5441, Vol. 3, p. 86-100Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

While a re-analysis campaign in a geochemical exploration program modernizes legacy geochemical data by providing more trustworthy and higher-dimensional geochemical data, especially where modern data is considerably different than legacy data, it is an expensive exercise. The risk associated with modernizing such legacy data lies within its uncertainty in return (e.g., the possibility of new discoveries, in primarily greenfield settings). Without any advanced knowledge of yet unanalyzed elements, the importance of re-analyses remains ambiguous. To address this uncertainty, we apply machine learning to multivariate geochemical data from different regions in Canada (i.e., the Churchill Province and the Trans-Hudson Orogen) in order to use legacy geochemical data to predict modern and higher dimensional multi-elemental concentrations ahead of planned re-analyses. Our study demonstrates that legacy and modern geochemical data can be repurposed to predict yet unanalyzed elements that will be realized from re-analyses and in a manner that significantly reduces the latency to downstream usage of modern geochemical data (e.g., prospectivity mapping). Findings from this study serve as a pillar of a framework for exploration geologists to predictively explore and prioritize potentially mineralized districts for further prospects in a timely manner before employing more invasive and expensive techniques.

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Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 3, p. 86-100
Keywords [en]
Advanced exploration knowledge, Canada, Geochemical data, Machine learning, Re-purposing legacy data
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Geophysics Geochemistry Computer Sciences
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Mineral Processing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-94288DOI: 10.1016/j.aiig.2022.10.003ISI: 001353420200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141989622OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-94288DiVA, id: diva2:1713794
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Validerad;2022;Nivå 1;2022-11-28 (hanlid);

Funder: Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)-National Research Foundation (NRF) (121973); DSI-NRF CIMERA

Available from: 2022-11-28 Created: 2022-11-28 Last updated: 2024-12-12Bibliographically approved

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