Exploration Information System

Livrables

Updated version of the Communication, Exploitation and Dissemination Plan
Project Handbook

EIS project practical handbook

EIS Toolkit, Additional Algorithm & QGIS EIS Wizard Design Report

EIS Toolkit, Additional Algorithm & QGIS EIS Wizard Design Report, M12 – Description of the contents and general structure of the EIS implemented in this project

Ethics requirements (as required by EC)

Ethics requirements (as required by the EC). Ethics management procedures will be described in detail in The Project Handbook.

Progress review reports by SAB
Final report on EIS clustering events

Synergic effects will be sought for with the identified projects in terms of sharing of publishable results, overall orienting of the research and co-organisation of joint actions aiming at project economy optimising. The main tasks are to organize together with other projects and relevant interested stakeholders:•Two clustering workshops during the Raw Material Weeks 2023 and 2024 in Brussels, targeted to other EUfunded projects •Side sessions in relation to other EIS work package workshops and seminars•One clustering event with international projects•4 to 6 SIMS (sixty-minute-seminars) with invited guest projects (final number depending on how many projects were funded under the same call + ongoing projects)•Online discussions with other related projects twice per year

Internal progress reports
Co-base metal minerals potential in a VMS system

"Task 4.1 (from which ""Co-Base metal minerals potential in a VMS system"" is a delivreable) is dedicated to applying EIS tools in operational environment of primary raw materials exploration. The task is divided in three sub-tasks, each addressing prospectivity modelling of one of the three mineral systems that are studied in WP2, i.e., i) the VMS systems as hosts for economic cobalt mineralization, ii) the lithium-tin tantalum-tungsten minerals in granite/pegmatite-related system, and iii) the rare earths-cobalt minerals in IOCG systems.The application case studies for Co-bearing VMS systems include the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), which is the largest concentration of massive sulphides in the world and a major prospective area in Europe. Here, we plan to integrate data from different sources, including data generated in the project, for constraining the volumes having the most potential for mineralization and especially those with predicted Co enrichment. Integration of the results of basin analysis and structural modifications with existing geophysical, geochemical and geological data using the EIS tools should provide a 2D (and, whenever possible, 3D) scheme of the areas with more potential for drilling. In parallel with the regional case study of the IPB, a more focused case study at district to prospect scale, in the Rio Tinto area, is planned. Additional case studies at prospect scale include the Tisova and Klinghenthal prospects in the Erzgebirge district of the Variscan Bohemian massif, along the Czech-German border. Ongoing exploration and data acquisition in these prospects should provide crucial inputs for prospectivity analysis in EIS."

Application case studies and potential assessment for REE-Co minerals potential IOCG system

"Task 4.1 (from which ""Application case studies and potential assessment for REE-Co minerals potential IOCG system"" is a delivreable) is dedicated to applying EIS tools in operational environment of primary raw materials exploration. The task is divided in three sub-tasks, each addressing prospectivity modelling of one of the three mineral systems that are studied in WP2, i.e., i) the VMS systems as hosts for economic cobalt mineralization, ii) the lithium-tin tantalum-tungsten minerals in granite/pegmatite-related system, and iii) the rare earths-cobalt minerals in IOCG systems.The application case studies for Co-REE-bearing IOCG will include the Bergslagen andKiskamawara/Nunasvaara areas in Sweden and northern Finland at regional scale (and possibly prospect scale for the Kiskamavara). They will also include the Carajás area in Brazil, at regional scale. Other regional to prospect scale case studies might be included depending on the availability of data."

Use of the UNFC for MPM

The main purpose of this delivreable is to investigate the possible connection between the UNFC and mineral prospectivity mapping to promote the use of UNFC in Europe from the early stages of exploration. It will evaluate the UNFC classification as input data to i) better select deposits for training datasets, and/or ii) weight deposits used as training data based on their class on the G (“degree of confidence”) axis. This will be done by conducting benchmark tests, using the EIS tools and evaluation tools, to evaluate the benefit of considering UNFC classification as input parameters. Test case studies will depend on the availability of datasets that include UNFC classification parameters. Alternatively, it will also investigate how mineral prospectivity analysis can contribute to assess mineral potential at prospect scale and its potential benefit to help coding deposits with UNFC.

Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan, M6

Initial Communication, Exploitation and Dissemination Plan

Initial Communication, Exploitation and Dissemination Plan, M3

Interface to other MPM Software Report

Interface to other Mineral Prospectivity Analysis Software Report, M36 – Report on integrating the “EIS Toolkit” in other software

First report on the EIS clustering events

Synergic effects will be sought for with the identified projects in terms of sharing of publishable results, overall orienting of the research and co-organisation of joint actions aiming at project economy optimising. The main tasks are to organize together with other projects and relevant interested stakeholders:•Two clustering workshops during the Raw Material Weeks 2023 and 2024 in Brussels, targeted to other EUfunded projects •Side sessions in relation to other EIS work package workshops and seminars•One clustering event with international projects•4 to 6 SIMS (sixty-minute-seminars) with invited guest projects (final number depending on how many projects were funded under the same call + ongoing projects)•Online discussions with other related projects twice per year

Project final meeting and seminar
Report on EIS Engagement Forum

An EIS Forum will be organized to engage with a diverse set of relevant stakeholders: policy makers, regulators, Call: [HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-06] — [Innovation for responsible EU sourcing of primary raw materials, the foundation of the Green Deal (RIA)] EU Grants: Application form (HE RIA/IA): V1.2 – 25.05.2021 Part B - Page 37 of [45] academia, NGO's, citizens and end-users (exploration companies, industry). The end goal is to build a critical mass of interested stakeholders to stimulate stakeholder engagement and to enhance societal acceptance and uptake of new innovations. The event will combine dialogue sessions, awareness raising activities, demonstrations and workshops to understand the stakeholder needs (end-users and any related third party). The event is also the occasion to identify motivated stakeholders who could be involved throughout the rest of the project and after the project ends, in particular beta-testers who could take part in the test activities of WP4.The event will span over one day and gather around 50 participants. It will also be the occasion to gather community of stakeholders around the project and project ambassadors who will contribute to the dissemination.

Kick-off meeting

EIS project kick-off meeting report.

Lithium-tin-tantalum-tungsten minerals potential in a granite/pegmatite-related system

"Task 4.1 (from which ""Lithium-tin-tantalum-tungsten minerals potential in a granite/pegmatite-related system"" is a delivreable) is dedicated to applying EIS tools in operational environment of primary raw materials exploration. The task is divided in three sub-tasks, each addressing prospectivity modelling of one of the three mineral systems that are studied in WP2, i.e., i) the VMS systems as hosts for economic cobalt mineralization, ii) the lithium-tin tantalum-tungsten minerals in granite/pegmatite-related system, and iii) the rare earths-cobalt minerals in IOCG systems.The application case studies for Li-Sn-Ta-W-bearing granite/pegmatites will include segments of the variscan belt in the Armorican, Central and Bohemian massifs (NW France, Central France and Czech-German boundary, respectively), at regional and/or prospect scale. Other regional and/or local case studies will be selected in the Fennoscandian shield (Central Ostrobothnia in Finland, Västernorland in Sweden) and in western South Africa."

Secondary raw materials prospectivity mapping with the EIS

The purpose of this delivreable is to evaluate the capability of the EIS toolboxes to produce mineral prospectivity maps for secondary raw materials (from mines and/or from processing/metallurgical wastes). Critical proxies from WP2 for defining relevant geoscientific input data will certainly not be applicable for this task. Proxies tosecondary raw materials lack the aspect of formation of the deposit (waste rock deposit) and are detected based on how the actual waste pile shows up in geoscientific data. The task of defining relevant data for secondary raw materials mapping will first require a dataset of mining and/or processing/metallurgical wastes with the connection to their original deposits. The main output of this will be an evaluation of the EIS capability to process mining waste data and recommendations how to facilitate mineral prospectivity mapping for secondary raw materials.

Beta Version of Additional Algorithms, including Documentation

Beta Version of Additional Algorithms Implementation, including Documentation, M12 – Release of the software implemented for the additional algorithms developed in Task 3.2. Algorithms not optimized, but interfaces to the functions have been defined.

EIS Toolkit Beta Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification

EIS Toolkit Beta Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification, M18 – Beta release of the tools included in the EIS Toolkit. Contains the most relevant tools for building the mineral prospectivity analysis workflow.

Final Version of Additional Algorithms, including Documentation

Final Version of Additional Algorithms Implementation, including Documentation, M24 – Final release of the software implemented for the additional algorithms developed in Task 3.2

EIS Toolkit Final Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification

EIS Toolkit Final Version including Technical Specification, M24 – Final release of the tools included in the EIS Toolkit. Contains all the tools selected in Task 3.1 to be included in the EIS QGIS Wizard.

EIS QGIS Wizard Final Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification

EIS QGIS Wizard Final Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification, M30 – A release of the wizard containing all the components planned to be included in Task 3.1.

EIS QGIS Wizard Beta Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification

EIS QGIS Wizard Beta Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification, M24 – A release of the wizard that allows for performing the entire prospectivity analysis workflow. Not all the options are implemented for each stage of the workflow.

Publications

Ore Geology Reviews

Auteurs: Martiya Sadeghi, Patrick Casey, Emmanuel John M. Carranza, Edward P. Lynch
Publié dans: Ore Geology Reviews, Numéro Volume 167, April 2024, 106002, 2024, ISSN 0169-1368
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106002

Prospectivity Mapping of Targets for Li-Bearing Pegmatites and Granites in Västernorrland, Sweden, with Fuzzy Logic and Random Forest Modeling

Auteurs: Roshanak Vadoodi, Emmanuel John M. Carranza, Martiya Sadeghi
Publié dans: Natural Resources Research, 2026, ISSN 1520-7439
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S11053-025-10633-4

Data analysis methods for prospectivity modelling as applied to mineral exploration targeting: State-of-the-art and outlook

Auteurs: Mahyar Yousefi, Emmanuel John M. Carranza, Oliver P. Kreuzer, Vesa Nykänen, Jon M.A. Hronsky, Mark J. Mihalasky
Publié dans: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Numéro 229, 2025, ISSN 0375-6742
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.GEXPLO.2021.106839

A synthesis of the REE-Fe-polymetallic mineral system of the REE-line, Bergslagen, Sweden: New mineralogical and textural-paragenetic constraints

Auteurs: Stefan S. Andersson, Erik Jonsson, Martiya Sadeghi
Publié dans: Ore Geology Reviews, Numéro 174, 2024, ISSN 0169-1368
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.OREGEOREV.2024.106275

Exploration information systems – A proposal for the future use of GIS in mineral exploration targeting

Auteurs: Mahyar Yousefi, Oliver P. Kreuzer, Vesa Nykänen, Jon M.A. Hronsky
Publié dans: Ore Geology Reviews, Numéro 111, 2025, ISSN 0169-1368
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.OREGEOREV.2019.103005

Derivation of Predictive Layers Using Regional Till Geochemistry Data for Mineral Potential Mapping of the REE Line of Bergslagen, Central Sweden

Auteurs: Patrick Casey, George Morris, Martiya Sadeghi
Publié dans: Minerals, Numéro 14(8), 753, 2024, ISSN 2075-163X
Éditeur: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/min14080753

Exploration Information System: Combining Mineral Systems Modelling with Mineral Prospectivity Modelling

Auteurs: V. Nykänen, H. A. Munia, T. E. Bauer, A. Knobloch, B. Gourcerol, J. Kaija, J. and Cremesty
Publié dans: Open File Research Report, Numéro 29/2023, 2023
Éditeur: MinProXT 2022
DOI: 10.3030/101057357

A preliminary approach to target generation for Bastnäs-type REE mineralisation in Bergslagen, Sweden

Auteurs: Sadeghi, M., Andersson, S.S., Jonsson, E.
Publié dans: Open File Research Report, Numéro 29/2023, 2023
Éditeur: Geological Survey of Finland

EU SuperCluster Lapland Geoconference – October 30–31, 2023, Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi, Finland. Abstracts

Auteurs: Vesa Nykänen, Nick Cook and Juha Kaija (eds
Publié dans: GTK Open File Research Report 55/2023, Numéro 55/2023, 2023
Éditeur: GTK

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