Special Issue " Novel strategies in geospatial data fusion for resource potential mapping"

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Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023)

Special Issue Editors

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,Dear Colleagues

With the reduction of surface mineral resources and the development of mining industries, natural resource exploration-related societies are often focused on systematic exploration of deep-seated and blind targets. However, discovering such targets is a tough task and somewhat challenging, when geospatial data set (i.e. geological, geochemical, and geophysical indicators) have sophisticated exploratory patterns and even discordance with each other. Computational mathematical-based techniques (machine learning and MCDM tools) can assist in fusion of such intricate evidence patterns in geoscience projects that are intimately related to the desired natural resource being sought. Thus, it is imperative to construct a powerful and comprehensive geospatial data set (in 2D/3D) for huge amounts of disparate data sets at different scales, while finally a mineral potential mapping "MPM" is generated. MPM is a research hot spot that has emerged in the field of Geosciences, while a series of computational techniques have been proposed to integrate explainable and interpretable geospatial evidences in complex geological environment, such as those based on machine learning and MCDM tools. Among all employed computational techniques, geospatial data analysis, visualization, and integration in association with sought underground target are the core of those researches. Parallel to advancements in computational techniques, geoscientists have used these algorithms in MPM with the same trend of progress, and this Special Issue seeks to present these developments by collecting the state-of-the-art approaches presented in papers on the following topics

Machine learning algorithms (Supervised/Unsupervised/Semi-supervised/Reinforcement learning) for resource exploration

Multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) or multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM)

Understanding of ore-forming processes and their translation into exploration criteria

Novel computational algorithms for MPM

Software development for MPM

Open access tools for MPM (developed in python, matlab, R statistics, ...)

Topics related to exploration data integration

Dr. Mahyar Yousefi
Dr. Alok Porwal
Dr. Maysam Abedi
Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://ijmge.ut.ac.ir by registering and logging into this website. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline (31-August-2023). All submissions that successfully pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in the IJMGE journal and will be listed together on its last issue in 2023. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process, and two referees will review at least each work. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Guide for Authors page. International Journal of Mining and Geo-Engineering "IJMGE" is an international peer review journal in the field of mining and relevant geo-engineering and geo-environmental issues and aims to publish original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications that are expected to be interesting for mining engineers, scientists, geologists and environmental groups that are not published or not being considered for publication elsewhere. It is a free of charge and quarterly journal published by the University of Tehran, the first rank and most prestigious university in Iran

Special Issue Keywords

Resource potential mapping

Data fusion

Machine learning algorithms

MCDM techniques

2D/3D geospatial data preparation

Multispectral remote sensing data integration

Multiset Geology/Geochemistry/Geophysics data integration

Ore-forming process

Novel algorithms for MPM

Open access code for MPM

Software development for MPM