METHOD FOR ANALYSING DATA IN THE EXPLORATION FOR MINERALS

摘要

A method of locating a mineral deposit, the method comprising the steps of: (i) obtaining a plurality of data sets of indicators of physical or chemical conditions at a plurality of sites in an area known to contain the mineral, at least one of the indicators being an indicator of the mineral; (ii) training neural anomaly identifying means to identify anomalies in the data sets; (iii) obtaining a plurality of the indicators at a plurality of sites in a search area thought to contain the mineral; (iv) inputting the indicators obtained from the search area to the trained anomaly identifying means to obtain an indication of the location of the mineral deposit; and (v) visualising the indication.