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Explainable artificial intelligence models for mineral prospectivity mapping

Science China Earth Sciences · CAS Tier 1 · Top (2025)

Paper authors:Renguang Zuo · Qiuming Cheng · Ying Xu · Fanfan Yang · Yihui Xiong · Ziye Wang · Oliver P. Kreuzer

DOI: 10.1007/s11430-024-1309-9

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AI summaryProposes a workflow that embeds geological domain knowledge in input data, model design and output interpretation to address interpretability, generalisation and physical consistency in AI-based mineral prospectivity mapping.

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