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Geochemical Anomaly and Mineral

Prospectivity Mapping in GIS

Article in Handbook of Exploration and Environmental Geochemistry · January 2009

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 Blurb on back cover:

Nowadays, mapping of geochemical anomalies and/or

prospective areas involves stacking digital geochemical and
geological maps on top of each other on an electronic light
table (i.e., by using a GIS or geographic information system).
This volume documents, surveys and demonstrates various
GIS-aided and/or GIS-based techniques for mapping of
geochemical anomalies and prospective areas in the target
generation phase of mineral exploration. It consists of three
parts, all centred on the theme predictive modeling or
mapping. Part I reviews and couples the concepts of (a)
mapping geochemical anomalies and mineral prospectivity
and (b) spatial data models, management and operations in a
GIS. Part II demonstrates GIS-aided and GIS-based
techniques for analysis of robust thresholds in mapping of
geochemical anomalies. Part III explains GIS-aided and
GIS-based techniques for spatial data analysis and geo-
information synthesis for conceptual and predictive modeling
of mineral prospectivity. This volume is intended to be an
instructional textbook and general reference manual for
exploration geochemists and/or exploration geologists, who
are enthusiastic and already possess skills in applying GIS or
who are interested in applying GIS. It is also hoped that
geoscience academics and graduate students not only in the
knowledge fields of geo-resource exploration but also in the
knowledge fields of geo-hazard mapping and/or geo-
environmental characterisation would find the concepts and
methods described in this volume useful in their work.

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