Chemical mapping using electron beam or laser instruments is an important analytical technique that allows the study of the compositional variability of materials in two dimensions. While quantitative compositional mapping of minerals has received considerable attention over the last two decades, pixel misclassification in commonly used software solutions remains a fundamental limitation affect…
Current rock engineering design in drill and blast tunnelling primarily relies on engineers' observational assessments. Measure While Drilling (MWD) data, a high-resolution sensor dataset collected during tunnel excavation, is underutilised, mainly serving for geological visualisation. This study aims to automate the translation of MWD data into actionable metrics for rock engineering. It seeks…
El Fierro intrusive body is one of the bodies that compose the La Jovita–Las Aguilas mafic–ultramafic belt, located in the Sierra Grande de San Luis, Argentina. The units of this belt carry a base metal sulfide (BMS) mineralization and platinum group minerals (PGM). The macroscopic description of mafic and ultramafic rocks, as is usually done by the mining exploration companies, leads to an…
This study aims to tackle the obstacles linked with geological image segmentation by employing sophisticated deep learning techniques. Geological formations, characterized by diverse forms, sizes, textures, and colors, present a complex landscape for traditional image processing techniques. Drawing inspiration from recent advancements in image segmentation, particularly in medical imaging and o…
Geochemical data are compositional in nature and are subject to the problems typically associated with data that are restricted to the real non-negative number space with constant-sum constraint, that is, the simplex. Geochemistry can be considered a proxy for mineralogy, comprised of atomically ordered structures that define the placement and abundance of elements in the mineral lattice struct…
Microfossil fish teeth, known as ichthyoliths, provide a key constraint on the depositional age and environment of deep-sea sediments, especially pelagic clays where siliceous and calcareous microfossils are rarely observed. However, traditional methods for the observation of ichthyoliths require considerable time and manual labor, which can hinder their wider application. In this study, we con…
Domains define the boundaries of mineralisation zones, within which the grade distribution of the target minerals can be quantified via an established mineral resource estimation procedure. Available domain modelling techniques include manual interpretation, implicit modelling and advanced geostatistical approaches. In mining applications, the most commonly used method is manual domaining, whic…
Igneous rocks form when molten magma is cooled and solidified, either within the Earth’s crust (plutonic rocks), or from lava extruded onto the Earth’s surface in the atmosphere or underwater (volcanic rocks). The classification of igneous rocks can be done using data from different instrumental techniques. However, these approaches tend to be expensive and time-consuming. In this research …
Accurately defining and isolating 3D tree space is critical for extracting and analyzing tree inventory attributes, yet it remains a challenge due to the structural complexity and heterogeneity within natural forests. This study introduces TreeisoNet, a suite of supervised deep neural networks tailored for robust 3D tree segmentation across natural forest environments. These networks are specif…
CNES is currently carrying out a Phase A study to assess the feasibility of a future hyperspectral imaging sensor (10 m spatial resolution) combined with a panchromatic camera (2.5 m spatial resolution). This mission focuses on both high spatial and spectral resolution requirements, as inherited from previous French studies such as HYPEX, HYPXIM, and BIODIVERSITY. To meet user requirements, cos…