UTC
3.00pm – 3.05pm
JOINING TIME
3.05pm – 3.15pm
WELCOME TO DAY 1 – Western Hemisphere
3.15pm – 3.45pm
U.S. Geological Survey
KEYNOTE TALK – Topic 1
Automated georeferencing and feature extraction of geological maps and mineral resources information
SCIENTIFIC TALKS – Topic 1
3.45pm – 4.00pm
Steven E. Zhang
Geological Survey of Canada
Predictive Modelling of Geochemical Data and Generalized Geochemical Anomaly Detection
4.00pm – 4.15pm
Vesa Nykänen
Geological Survey of Finland
Exploration Information System – combining mineral systems modeling with mineral prospectivity modeling
4.15pm – 4.30pm
Mohammad Parsa
Mineral Exploration Research Center (MERC), Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University
Uncertainties in mineral prospectivity models: A review of sources, quantification schemes, and applications
4.30pm – 4.45pm
Eldad Haber
University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Evaluating Prospectivity Mapping Methods
4.45pm – 5.00pm
DISCUSSION
5.00pm – 5.15pm
BREAK
5.15pm – 5.45pm
Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada
KEYNOTE TALK – Topic 2
Applications of artificial intelligence for balancing conservation and biodiversity values with critical mineral exploration
SCIENTIFIC TALKS – Topic 2
5.45pm – 6.00pm
William Zylberman
Beak Consultants GmbH
Application of ®advangeo 2D Prediction software in Burkina Faso: a first West African national Mineral Plan with favorability maps based on artificial neural networks
6.00pm – 6.15pm
Nicholas Arndt
SISPROBE
Use of Passive Seismic Technologies in Mineral Exploration
6.15pm – 6.30pm
Martin Köhler
Beak Consultants GmbH
Lithium Potential Mapping Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Case Study from Central Portugal
6.30pm – 6.45pm
Luis Alberto Pizano Wagner
RWTH Aachen University
2D mineral predictive mapping with machine learning algorithms in Colombia
6.45pm – 7.00pm
DISCUSSION & CLOSURE OF DAY 1