Professor and scientist in the Area of Prospecting and Mining Research at the School of Mining Engineering of the University of León. He holds a degree in Geological Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD in Geosciences from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). He has a Master's Degree in Secondary Education (UNIR), a Master's Degree in Scientific Communication from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona, and another Master's Degree in rhetoric and oratory (UNIR). He specialises in the study of gold deposits and mining technology in Roman times. His lines of research are directed towards the study of glacial geomorphology, mining of gold and iron deposits, geoarchaeology, structural geology and alpine tectonics and heritage documentation through the use of new technologies, such as terrestrial and airborne lasers (LiDAR), drones and terrestrial photogrammetry. The author is a pilot and drone operator certified by the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA). His scientific work has been recognised with several International Research Grants and Awards. He has published more than 80 scientific articles in high-impact international and national journals, along with several books on various branches of geology and mining heritage. He combines his research activity with scientific dissemination in newspapers, radio and TV.
Iván González-Pérez was born in Ourense, Spain, in 1998. He obtained the Bachelor's Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering from the University of León, Ponferrada, in 2022 and the Master's Degree in Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management from the University of León, Ponferrada, in 2024. He is currently a PhD student at the University of León, focused on the study of the hydraulic network and Roman gold mining in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula using geomatic techniques. He is a certified drone pilot, and his research interests include proximal and aerial remote sensing, photogrammetry, machine learning, GIS, and the application of UAV technology in environmental studies.
Enoc Sanz-Ablanedo is a graduate in Geology from the Complutense University of Madrid (1997), Mining Engineer (2001) and Doctor Mining Engineer (2009) from the University of Vigo. After 3 years of professional practice as an engineer, he began his research activity at the University of Oviedo and later at the University of León, holding the positions of assistant, associate professor, associate professor and since 2017 full professor. During these years, he has taught mainly in Geodesy, Topography and Photogrammetry subjects, which are precisely the subjects in which he carries out his research activity.
José Ramón Rodríguez-Pérez was born in Leon, Spain, in 1968. He received the B.Eng. degree in agricultural engineering from the Universidad de Leon, Leon, in 1991, the M.Eng. degree in agronomy engineering from the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain, in 1995, the M.Sc. degree in rural planning in relation to the environment from the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Zaragoza, Spain, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in agronomy from the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, in 2003. He is currently a Full Professor at the Universidad de Leon. His research interests include proximal and aerial remote sensing, photogrammetry, and GIS.
