RESOURCES

DELIVERABLES

WP1 – Coordination:

Nothing here for the moment

WP2 – Mineral systems and geology for CRM deposits:

Nothing here for the moment

WP3 – Innovative digital exploration toolbox:

D3.1 Design Report – Download
D3.2 Documentation Report – Download
D3.3: Documentation Report - Final Version of Additional Algorithms Implementation – Download
D3.4 EIS Toolkit Beta Release - User Manual and Technical Specifications – Download
D3.5 EIS Toolkit Final Version, including User Manual and Technical Specification - under revision by the EC – Download
D3.6 - EIS QGIS Plugin Beta Version - under revision by EC – Download

WP4 – Test case studies and CRM potential in Europe:

Nothing here for the moment

WP5 – Engaging with stakeholders:

D5.3 First report on the EIS clustering events – Download

WP6 – Dissemination, exploitation, communication and improving the awareness of the general public:

D6.1 Initial Communication, Exploitation, and Dissemination Plan – Download
D6.2 Data Management Plan – Download
D6.3 Updated version of the Communication, Exploitation and Dissemination Plan - under revision by the EC – Download

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATION: Mahyar Yousefi, Oliver P. Kreuzer, Vesa Nykänen, Jon M.A. Hronsky
Exploration information systems – A proposal for the future use of GIS in mineral exploration targeting
Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 111 – DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: Mahyar Yousefi, Emmanuel John M. Carranza, Oliver P. Kreuzer, Vesa Nykänen, Jon M.A. Hronsky, Mark J. Mihalasky
Data analysis methods for prospectivity modelling as applied to mineral exploration targeting: State-of-the-art and outlook
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 229, October 2021, 106839 – DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: M. Sadeghi, P. Casey, E. J. M. Carranza, E. P. Lynch
Principal components analysis and K-means clustering of till geochemical data: Mapping and targeting of prospective areas for lithium exploration in Västernorrland Region, Sweden Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 167, 2024 – DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: M. Yousefi, M. D. Lindsay, O. Kreuzer
Mitigating uncertainties in mineral exploration targeting: Majority voting and confidence index approaches in the context of an exploration information system (EIS)
Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 165, 2024 – DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: G. N. Bergami, C. R. de Souza Filho, P. M. Haddad-Martim, E. J. M. Carranza
The multifractal nature of worldclass orogenic gold systems in greenstone belts: A multiscale approach and case study at the Córrego do Sítio deposit, Rio das Velhas greenstone belt, Brazil
Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 165, 2024 – DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: P. A. Harouni, H. A. Haroni, E. J. M. Carranza, O. Asghari, M. Mirmohammadi, M. Abedi A cell-based association data integration method for locating potential drilling targets: A case study at the Dalli Cu–Au porphyry deposit in Iran
Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 165, 2024 – DOI - ScienceDirect

REVIEW: Ore Geology Reviews
Special Issue: Exploration information system – mineral systems anatomy linked to computational techniques for mineral exploration targeting – Open access

POSTER: J. Zachariáš Fluid inclusion evidence for metamorphic mobilization of chalcopyrite at the Tisová VMS dep., Czech Republic ECROFI 2023 – Download

ABSTRACT: V. Nykänen, H. A. Munia, T. E. Bauer, A. Knobloch, B. Gourcerol, J. Kaija, J. and Cremesty Exploration Information System: Combining Mineral Systems Modelling with Mineral Prospectivity Modelling Geological Survey of Finland, Open File Research Report 29/2023 MinProXT 2022, p.27-30 – DownloadFull report

PUBLICATION: F. Tornos, , L. Boixet, M. Zaparain, L. Perez & F. Ribera The Zn-Pb-rich belt of NW Iberia. Syn-tectonic stratabound mineralization? IAEG, 479-494, 2023 – Download

POSTER: G. Ares, C. Conde and F. Tornos The Iberian Pyrite Belt as a Strategic Source of "Green" and Critical Minerals: The Co Enrichment in VMS SEG2023, London – Download

POSTER: F. Tornos, T. E. Bauer, and J. M. Hanchar IOCG systems: just a problem of ore traps SEG2023, London – Download

POSTER: G. Ares, C. Conde & F. Tornos Estudio preliminar del cobalto en la Faja Pirítica Ibérica SEM2023, Madrid – Download

POSTER: C. Pita, F. Tornos and E. Crespo Characterization of tungsten ores at the Santa Comba mine SEM2023, Madrid – Download

ABSTRACT: I. Borrajo, F. Tornos, C. Conde, G. Ares, J. M. Hanchar, M. Wälle, R.-Q. Zhang, J. Royal, T. Moody Diachronous tin mineralisation in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. SGA2023, Zurich – Download

ABSTRACT: C. Conde, F. Tornos, M. Polo The San Miguel deposit, Iberian Pyrite reconstructing a sub-seafloor replacive VMS SGA2023, Zurich – Download

ABSTRACT : F. Tornos, C. Conde, C. R. de Mello, C. C. G. Tassinari A new vision of the geodynamic evolution of the Iberian Pyrite Belt: VHMS in an intra-arc basin SGA2023, Zurich – Download

POSTER: F. Tornos, C. Conde, C. R. de Mello, C. C. G. Tassinari A new vision of the geodynamic evolution of the Iberian Pyrite Belt: VHMS in an intra-arc basin SGA2023, Zurich – Download

POSTER: C. Conde, F. Tornos, M. Polo The San Miguel deposit, Iberian Pyrite reconstructing a sub-seafloor replacive VMS SGA2023, Zurich – Download

PUBLICATION: F. Tornos, J. M. Hanchar, M. Steele-MacInnis, E. Crespo, V. S. Kamenetsky, C. Casquet Formation of magnetite-(apatite) systems by crystallizing ultrabasic iron-rich melts and slag separation Miner Deposita 59, 189–225, 2024 – Download

PUBLICATION: M. Yousefi, V. Nykänen, J. Harris, J.M.A. Hronsky, O.P. Kreuzer, G. Bertrand, M. Lindsay, Overcoming survival bias in targeting mineral deposits of the future: Towards null and negative tests of the exploration search space, accounting for lack of visibility, Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 172,2024 – DOI - ScienceDirect

ABSTRACT: Andersson J.B.H., Bauer, T.E., Tornos, F., and EIS WP2 working group A Mineral systems approach on critical raw material deposits in Europe. MINEARC WEBINAR mineral resource and sustainable exploration, 23–24 April 2024. Res Terrae, Ser. A, No. 49, OULU, 2024. ISSN 2489-7957 (online), p. 5. - Download – Full report

PUBLICATION: E. P. Lynch, K. Szentpéteri, J. B.H. Andersson, J. Kuusela, M. Sadeghi, T. E. Bauer Lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic central Fennoscandian Shield (Sweden and Finland): A review of geological characteristics and assessment of mineral system commonalities, Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 184, 2025 - DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: V. Nykänen, M. Yousefi, M. Sadeghi Exploration information system: mineral systems anatomy linked to computational techniques for mineral exploration targeting, Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 187, December 2025, 106961 - DOI - ScienceDirect

PUBLICATION: Aarnio, N., Aarnio, T., Kallio, M., Torppa, J., Chudasama, B., Hautala, S., Laitala, J., Storch, I., Hielscher, P., Steffen, M., Torchala, B., Knobloch, A., Nevalainen, P., Heikkonen, J.,Farahnakian, F., Lespinasse, M., Sadeghi, M., Antal, I., Bertrand, G. & Gourcerol, B. 2023.
Exploration Information System (EIS): Open-Source Toolkit & QGIS Wizard for Mineral Predictive Mapping.
EU SuperCluster Lapland Geoconference – October 30–31, 2023, Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi, Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Open File Research Report 55/2023. pp. 20-24.
GTK, Open File Research Report 55/2023. EU SuperCluster Lapland Geoconference – October 30–31, 2023, Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi, Finland

PUBLICATION: Nykänen, V., Cook, N. & Kaija, J. (eds) 2023.
EU SuperCluster Lapland Geoconference – October 30–31, 2023, Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Geological Survey of Finland, Open File Research Report 55/2023, 212 pages, 69 figures and 9 tables.
GTK, Open File Research Report 55/2023. EU SuperCluster Lapland Geoconference – October 30–31, 2023, Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi, Finland

PUBLICATION: Nykänen, V., Cook, N. & Kaija, J. (eds) 2025.
2025 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities: The GeoInnovation Session – 16–18 June 2025, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Geological Survey of Finland, Open File Research Report 39/2025, 113 pages, 48 figures and 3 tables.
GTK Open File Research Report 39/2025. 2025 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities: The GeoInnovation Session – 16–18 June 2025, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

PUBLICATION: Nykänen, V., Munia, H., Bauer, T., Knobloch, A., Bertrand, G., Kaija, J. & Cremesty, J., 2025.
Enhancing mineral system modelling and prospectivity mapping with open-source technologies: Insights from the EIS Horizon Europe Project.
2025 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities: The GeoInnovation Session, 16–18 June 2025, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Open File Research Report 39/2025, pp. 33–36.
GTK Open File Research Report 39/2025. 2025 OECD Conference of Mining Regions and Cities: The GeoInnovation Session – 16–18 June 2025, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

PUBLICATION: Yang, S., Jansson, N., & Kaija, J. (Eds.). (2024).
Minearc Webinar: Mineral resource and sustainable exploration: Abstracts.
University of Oulu. Res Terrae Ser. A, Vol. 49. ISSN 0358-2477, E-ISSN 2489-7957. 29 p.
https://www.oulu.fi/resterr/jutut/A49_MINEARC_webinar_2024.pdf

PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATION: M. Köhler Mining and Processing of Tin and Lithium Ores in the Zinnwald/Cínovec Region recomine workshop – Zinnwald – Cínovec 7th and 8th of September, 2022 – Download

PRESENTATION: C. Pita, F. Tornos, I. Borrajo, L. Boixet and E. Crespo Ore-forming events at the Santa Comba tungsten deposit, NW Spain SGA2023, Zurich – Download

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

EIS FLYER A5: Download