Efficient exploration is a critical issue in swarm UAVs with substantial research interest due to its applications in search and rescue missions. In this study, we propose a cooperative exploration approach that uses multiple unmanned aerial vehicles...
The high-grade uranium deposits in the Xiemisitan area, northwestern China, are genetically associated with the faulting of felsic volcanic or sub-volcanic rocks. Ferric iron alteration indicates that oxidizing hydrothermal fluids percolated through...
Geochemical anomalies play an important role in mineral exploration, because they are closely related to the formation of ore deposits. In this paper, the Au in the geochemical samples of 1:50,000 stream sediments in the Gouli exploration area, Qingh...
Geochemical mapping of river sands in the Manufahi area of Timor-Leste revealed potential areas for future mineral exploration. River sand samples from the study area were collected and geochemically analyzed to identify anomalous concentration distr...
As of 2019, 119 oil and gas fields were involved in the Paleogene of the Bohai exploration area, accounting for more than 85% of the total number of oil and gas fields in the Bohai Bay Basin. Previous studies have confirmed that there are significant...
The 3D resistivity imaging surveying is adept at identifying structural details at various subsurface depths, and it can acquire valuable underground information even in complex geological environments. This technique has been widely applied in field...
The Interoceanmetal Joint Organization’s (IOM) exploration license is granted in the area located within the Clarion–Clipperton Zone of the Eastern Central Pacific. All activities related to exploration of minerals in this area are beyond...
The grid map, representing area information with the number of cells, is a widely used mapping scheme for mobile robots and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) processes. However, the tremendous amount of cells in a grid map for a detailed m...
In recent years, deep–penetrating geochemical exploration techniques have played a crucial role in the detection of concealed minerals. These methods effectively detect deep−seated anomalies and have been tested in various landscape&ndash...
The East Kunlun Orogenic Belt is an essential part of the Qin-Qikun composite orogenic system, the most crucial orogenic belt in Qinghai Province, and an important gold ore-producing area in China. The Gouli gold field in its eastern section is one o...
In view of the current technical difficulties in the detection of unfavorable geological bodies in karst areas, this paper starts with the fine detection of a borehole wall, near-field of the borehole wall rock and far-field of the borehole wall rock...
The Yuntai Mountain area in Hunan Province represents a region of significant geological interest due to its position on the Western Hunan Sb-Au metallogenic belt. This area is characterized by distinctive geological structures formed through diverse...
Unique tectonic features have resulted in diverse metallic and non-metallic mineralization in Afghanistan. Hence, this paper is focused on the development of exploration and mineral resource data in Afghanistan. The study area is located in the weste...
The issues surrounding the employment of technology targeted at enhancing environmental safety to increase the productivity of the reproduction process of the natural gas and oil resource base are equally important. The paper discusses the use of gre...
As a new green energy source, geothermal resource’s exploration, development, and utilization are an important direction in geophysical exploration at present. In this study, the actual land surface temperature was inferred based on the thermal...
Polish sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits associated with Zechstein sediments are one of the country’s most valuable natural resources and the basis for its copper industry. The paper presents the history of their research and current e...
The article investigates the possibilities of re-activating the built heritage of the Marche Apennine through shared, creative, and transcalar approaches. This is a particularly challenging task for marginal inner areas, which during the pandemic hav...
Reserves totaling ~142 BCM (5 TCF) of natural gas trapped in 306 fields and ~22 MTOE (~157 MMBOE) of crude oil in 87 fields have been discovered. The prospection, exploration, and production of hydrocarbons are licensed: an entity interested in these...
Airborne electromagnetics is an effective and efficient exploration tool in shallow mineral exploration for its high efficiency and low cost. In 2016, airborne electromagnetic and airborne magnetic surveys have been carried out at the border of Xinji...
The Rompas–Prajapat (Au-Co) and Sakatti (Ni-Cu-PGE) mineral deposits are among the only important discoveries of the last few decades in Finland. Both are partially located in Natura 2000 areas, which are among the most sensitive land use conte...
Vegetation, especially forest ecosystems, plays an important role in the global energy flow and material cycle. The vegetation index (VI) is an important index reflecting the dynamic change in vegetation and directly reflects the response of ecosyste...
Geochemical data serve as crucial references for prospecting, and the effective extraction of prospecting information from such data determines the success rate of exploration. In the era of big data, novel prospecting methods based on geochemical da...
Modern mobile robots tend to be used in numerous exploration and search and rescue applications. Essentially they are coordinated by human operators and collaborate with inspection or rescue teams. Over the time, robots became more advanced and capab...
Conducted within the scope of geochemical exploration in eastern Thailand, this study aims to detect geochemical anomalies and potential mineral deposits. The objective was to interpret intricate spatial dispersion patterns and concentration levels o...
The present study investigated total and local thermal insulations of 39 sets of male Chinese ethnic costumes. Total and local clothing area factor, air gap size and air volume were determined by a 3D body scanner. Relationships between thermal insul...
The uptake of Ni and other elements by Callitris glaucophylla (white cypress pine), from weathered ultramafic rocks under varying depths of transported regolith cover, is examined at two sites in the Miandetta area, New South Wales, Australia. Result...
To explore the deep geological structure of the Dongyang area in Fujian, China, gravity data from the area and its surroundings were collected and processed. Additionally, a high-precision magnetic survey was conducted in the Zhongxian region of this...
Northeast China is an area with high energy consumption and high carbon emissions, and the utilization of geothermal resources can effectively overcome these problems. However, there are few geothermal manifestations in Northeast China and no systema...
In 2006, the BGR signed a contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for the exploration of polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the northeast Pacific. During nine expeditions, in particular, “Area E1”, the eastern part...
Qing-Chengzi (QCZ) is an important silver-gold mining area in the eastern part of the Northeast China Craton. The shallow minerals in this area are almost completely depleted, leading to a demand for exploration to find deeper, concealed deposits. Ho...
This study innovatively leveraged proximal remote sensing to address the challenge of mineral exploration in vegetation-covered regions. Remote and proximal sensing has proven to be highly effective in pinpointing surface-exposed alteration minerals...
The newly collected seismic data and the existing drilling data provide a good opportunity to better understand the carbonate platform distribution characteristics and the hydrocarbon resource potential in the Xisha sea area of the South China Sea. B...
The growth of the geothermal industry demands the constant search of techniques with the aim of reducing exploration efforts whilst minimizing subsurface uncertainty. The exploration of geothermal resources is fundamental from the exploitation point...
The comprehensive exploration and thorough understanding of the physicochemical characteristics of “Crystal” grapes in the Karst area of Southwest China can not only produce edible table grapes, but also offer significant theoretical back...
The Duobaoshan mineralization area in Heilongjiang Province is a key copper–molybdenum–gold polymetallic region in China. Its southeastern Fudiyingzi–Bacheli area, located at the intersection of the NW-trending copper and NE-trendin...
The riverine region of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, faces a critical issue as the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and disruptions to traditional livelihoods, disproportionately affect women. This qualitative...
The Chang 7, Chang 8, and Chang 9 members of the Triassic Yanchang Formation in the Fuxian–Ganquan area of the Ordos Basin all develop lacustrine shales. However, current geological research and shale oil and gas exploration mainly focus on Cha...
A large number of subway projects need to cross all kinds of disaster sources during the construction process. When a disaster source is unknown and uncertain, it is difficult for tunnel stability analysis to conform to the actual situation, which is...
Successful geophysical exploration projects in the Gucheng–Yaxi area located in Gaochun District, Jiangsu Province, China, have been limited partly due to the complex geological conditions of the area and high artificial noise in data acquired...
Fault systems are characteristically one of the main factors controlling massive sulfide mineralization. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between fault systems and host lithology with massive sulfide copper mineral...
In the arid climate area north of Tenth of Ramadan City, southeast of the Nile Delta, Egypt, it is necessary to search for additional water resources for sustainable developments such as agricultural and industrial activities. Thirty two vertical ele...
This study presents the first application of a deep-towed transmitter–receiver marine controlled-source electromagnetic (TTR-MCSEM) system for gas hydrate exploration in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea. High-resolution electromagnetic da...
The Baiyanghe uranium deposit is a currently important medium-sized deposit in the Xuemisitan area, Xinjiang. The hydrothermal alteration in this deposit is closely related to the uranium mineralization of the deposit. In this study, hyperspectral da...
Exploration geochemical data are typically collected and analyzed according to standard map sheets. Different map sheets may be tested by different companies, at different times, or using different instruments. As a result, “systematic errors&r...
This study integrates aeromagnetic data with geological information to develop a consistent interpretation of both shallow and deep structural frameworks at various depths in the Missiakat Al Jukh area, located in the Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. T...
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), particularly Wi-Fi, serve as the backbone of modern connectivity, supporting billions of devices globally and forming a critical component in Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems. However, the increasing ubiquity...
Fusion and analysis of thematic information layers using machine learning algorithms provide an important step toward achieving accurate mineral potential maps in the reconnaissance stage of mineral exploration. This study developed the Neuro-Fuzzy-A...
Anshan-Benxi area in Liaoning province is an important banded iron formations (BIFs) ore-mining district in China. Chlorite is widely distributed in this area, which is related to BIFs and high-grade iron ore, respectively. A fast and convenient meth...
The Hadamengou gold deposit, located on the northern margin of the North China Craton, represents one of the region‘s most significant gold mineralization clusters. However, exploration in its deeper and peripheral sectors is constrained by eco...
During the Rhuddanian–Aeronian interglacial period, global geological events such as glacial melting, synsedimentary volcanic activity, biological resurgence, and large-scale marine transgressions caused frequent fluctuations in paleoproductivi...
of 495