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For facilitating predictive discovery of hidden ore deposits in the maturely mined districts, the strategies we should adopt include innovation of exploration models, optimisation of exploration technologies and integration of information. The innovation of the exploration models must incorporate the new metallogenic concepts by considering the coupling geodynamic processes of mineralisation systems. The optimisation of the exploration technologies must aim at the specialty and complexity of the geological setting and working environments in the maturely mined districts. The integration of information is by synthesising multiple sets of data resulting in a more credible and visual prospectivity map by use of the GIS and several mathematical methods such as weight of evidence and fuzzy logic, which can extract as much useful information from every set of data as possible.
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Peng, SL., Liu, LM., Zhao, C., Shu, ZM., Shao, YJ. (2005). Strategies for facilitating predictive discovery of blind ore bodies in maturely mined districts. In: Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27946-6_377
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