Mathematical Geosciences in Exploration Geochemistry

A special issue of Mining (ISSN 2673-6489).

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CSIRO Mineral Resources, Australian Resources Research Centre, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia
Interests: mathematical geosciences (fractal modeling); geostatistics (simulation and uncertainty quantification); GIS and mineral prospectivity mapping; remote sensing; applied geochemistry and renewable and sustainable energies (geothermal in particular)

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Dear Colleagues,

Mathematical geosciences include geostatistics, simulation, uncertainty quantification, classification, numerical and statistical analysis, data/big data analysis, machine learning, and deep learning. All these methods in 2D (on the ground) to even 5D (underground/subsurface) have been developing and being applied to geological data in different fields such as exploration geochemistry, exploration geophysics, remote sensing, petroleum engineering, mining engineering, hydrology, GIS and mineral prospectivity mapping, etc. In exploration geochemistry, such methods have been taken into consideration to recognize geochemical anomalies vectoring into mineral deposits with less uncertainty. This helps decision-makers to focus follow-up exploration projects on the anomalies defined as significant using robust models. Considering these points, all papers related to advanced methods and developments in applied geochemistry using various anomaly classification methods such as fractal/multifractals and geostatistical modeling (e.g., uni/multivariate analysis and simulation methods), error propagation and uncertainty quantification, GIS and mineral prospectivity mapping, and numerical/data analysis are welcome.

Dr. Behnam Sadeghi
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Keywords

  • mathematical geosciences
  • exploration geochemistry
  • fractal modeling
  • geostatistics
  • classification
  • GIS
  • simulation
  • uncertainty quantification
  • error propagation
  • geochemical data
  • geomodeling
  • data analysis

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Efficiency Analysis of Lignite Mining Operations Using Production Stochastic Frontier Modeling
by Ioannis E. Tsolas
Mining 2021, 1(1), 100-111; https://doi.org/10.3390/mining1010007 - 22 Apr 2021
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This paper proposes a stochastic frontier model for measuring both technical and environmental performance at the mine level by using a translog production function. The Kardia Field opencast lignite mine of the Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC), S.A. is the topic of the [...] Read more.
This paper proposes a stochastic frontier model for measuring both technical and environmental performance at the mine level by using a translog production function. The Kardia Field opencast lignite mine of the Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC), S.A. is the topic of the case study. Efficiency ratings are derived over a long period of time using annual operating data, and in addition, the determinants of inefficiency are established by means of the technical inefficiency effects model. In the light of the results, there is a strong correlation between technical and environmental efficiency; the results are validated by those produced by data envelopment analysis (DEA). In addition, the stripping ratio is identified as the statistically significant determinant of performance. The proposed framework could be used as an instrument to measure the efficiency of lignite mining operations and to identify the drivers of performance. Full article
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