Near-surface geological defects pose a serious threat to human life and infrastructure.Hence,the exploration of geological hazards is essential.Currently,there are various geological hazard exploration methods;however...Near-surface geological defects pose a serious threat to human life and infrastructure.Hence,the exploration of geological hazards is essential.Currently,there are various geological hazard exploration methods;however,those require improvements in terms of economic feasibility,convenience,and lateral resolution.To address this,this study examined an extraction method to determine spatial autocorrelation velocity dispersion curves for application in near-surface exploration.展开更多
Embodied visual exploration is critical for building intelligent visual agents. This paper presents the neural exploration with feature-based visual odometry and tracking-failure-reduction policy(Ne OR), a framework f...Embodied visual exploration is critical for building intelligent visual agents. This paper presents the neural exploration with feature-based visual odometry and tracking-failure-reduction policy(Ne OR), a framework for embodied visual exploration that possesses the efficient exploration capabilities of deep reinforcement learning(DRL)-based exploration policies and leverages feature-based visual odometry(VO) for more accurate mapping and positioning results. An improved local policy is also proposed to reduce tracking failures of feature-based VO in weakly textured scenes through a refined multi-discrete action space, keyframe fusion, and an auxiliary task. The experimental results demonstrate that Ne OR has better mapping and positioning accuracy compared to other entirely learning-based exploration frameworks and improves the robustness of feature-based VO by significantly reducing tracking failures in weakly textured scenes.展开更多
In mid-May,good news came from Tajikistan,the country of high mountains.The Tajikistan Bogda Mountain geological exploration and sampling project,which had been dormant for over a decade,achieved a key breakthrough af...In mid-May,good news came from Tajikistan,the country of high mountains.The Tajikistan Bogda Mountain geological exploration and sampling project,which had been dormant for over a decade,achieved a key breakthrough after years of careful research,multi-party collaboration,and optimization of various plans,launching a new round of field exploration and testing work.展开更多
On June 3,Scopus,a database owned by Elsevier,released CiteScore 2024 metrics for academic journal evaluation.Both the Chinese and English editions of Petroleum Exploration and Development achieved record highs in the...On June 3,Scopus,a database owned by Elsevier,released CiteScore 2024 metrics for academic journal evaluation.Both the Chinese and English editions of Petroleum Exploration and Development achieved record highs in the past year,ranking among the top in various categories.The CiteScore of the Chinese edition increased to 9.9 in 2024 from 8.4 in 2023,ranking 13th out of 330 journals in the Earth and Planetary Sciences:Geology category and 2lst out of 239 journals in the Earth and Planetary Sciences:Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology category.展开更多
Sent out at 1:31am GMT+8 on May 29 by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province,China,Tianwen-2,the second mission of China’s Planetary Exploration Program,correctly ...Sent out at 1:31am GMT+8 on May 29 by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province,China,Tianwen-2,the second mission of China’s Planetary Exploration Program,correctly entered the transfer trajectory toward an asteroid named 2016HO3 after flying for 18 minutes.Its solar wings unfolded properly,signaling a successful start,and primed for the next stage of its mission.展开更多
China’s energy resource endowment is characterized by being“poor in oil,scarce in gas,and rich in coal”,a fundamental national condition that determines the uniqueness of China’s energy strategy.At the beginning o...China’s energy resource endowment is characterized by being“poor in oil,scarce in gas,and rich in coal”,a fundamental national condition that determines the uniqueness of China’s energy strategy.At the beginning of the 20th century,foreign experts and scholars generally concluded and claimed that China was an“oil-poor country”lacking the geological conditions for hydrocarbon formation.展开更多
The Late Yanshanian granite belt in the Yidun Island Arc of western Sichuan constitutes a critical rare metal metallogenic zone along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau,yet its deep-seated resource distribution...The Late Yanshanian granite belt in the Yidun Island Arc of western Sichuan constitutes a critical rare metal metallogenic zone along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau,yet its deep-seated resource distribution has remained poorly understood.Focusing on the northern contact zone of Hagala rock mass,this study innovatively integrates geological mapping,high-power induced polarization(IP)sounding(AB/2=1500m,MN=20m),and 3D modeling to systematically constrain the spatial architecture and resource potential of deep-seated ore bodies.Key findings include:(1)Surface discovery of 12 NW-trending pegmatitetype Nb-Ta-Li-Be veins,with the No.3 principal vein exhibiting maximum dimensions(850m length×5-15m width)and average grades of 0.031%Ta_(2)O_(5)and 0.017%Nb_(2)O_(5)-significantly exceeding industrial thresholds(0.012%),while Li_(2)O(0.55%)and Rb_(2)O(0.24%)reach cutoff grades;(2)IP sounding reveals spatial correlation between deep high-resistivity anomalies(4,684Ω·m)and low polarization rates(1.28%),with 3D inversion demonstrating NE-dipping extensions exceeding 800m depth,establishing a geometrically constrained mineralization model of 2.28 million m^(3)volume;(3)Resource estimates for the No.3 vein yield 35,000 tonnes Li_(2)O and 15,000 tonnes Rb_(2)O,with 1,981 tonnes Ta_(2)O_(5)and 1,086 tonnes Nb_(2)O_(5)metal content,confirming large-scale rare metal deposit potential.The developed geology-geophysics collaborative exploration framework establishes a paradigm for rare metal prospecting in collisional orogenic belts.展开更多
Prediction has become more and more difficult in mineral exploration, especially in the mature exploration environment such as Tongling copper district. For enhancing predictive discovery of hidden ore deposits in suc...Prediction has become more and more difficult in mineral exploration, especially in the mature exploration environment such as Tongling copper district. For enhancing predictive discovery of hidden ore deposits in such mature environment, the key strategies which should be adopted include the innovation of the exploration models, application of the advanced exploration techniques and integration of multiple sets of information. The innovation of the exploration models should incorporate the new metallogenic concepts that are based on the geodynamic anatomization. The advanced techniques applied in the mature exploration environment should aim at the speciality and complexity of the geological setting and working environments. The information synthesis is to integrate multiple sets of data for giving a more credible and visual prospectivity map by using the geographic imformation system(GIS) and several mathematical methods, such as weight of evidence and fuzzy logic, which can extract useful information from every set of data as much as possible. Guided by these strategies, a predictive exploration in Fenghuangshan ore field of Tongling copper district was implemented, and a hidden ore deposit was discovered.展开更多
The global exploration investment, new oil and gas discoveries, exploration business adjustment strategies of oil companies in 2021, and future favorable exploration domains are systematically analyzed using commercia...The global exploration investment, new oil and gas discoveries, exploration business adjustment strategies of oil companies in 2021, and future favorable exploration domains are systematically analyzed using commercial databases such as IHS and public information of oil companies. It has been found that the world oil and gas exploration situation in 2021 has continued the downturn since the outbreak of COVID-19. The investment and drilling workload decreased slightly, but the success rate of exploration wells, especially deepwater exploration wells, increased significantly, and the newly discovered reserves increased slightly compared with last year. Deep waters of the passive continental margin basins are still the leading sites for discovering conventional large and medium-sized oil and gas fields. The conventional oil and gas exploration in deep formations of onshore petroliferous basins has been keeping a good state, with tight/shale oil and gas discoveries made in Saudi Arabia, Russia, and other countries. While strengthening the exploration and development of local resources, national, international, and independent oil companies have been focusing on major overseas frontiers using their advantages, including risk exploration in deep waters and natural gas. Future favorable exploration directions in the three major frontiers, the global deep waters, deep onshore formations, and unconventional resources, have been clarified. Four suggestions are put forward for the global exploration business of Chinese oil companies: first, a farm in global deepwater frontier basins in advance through bidding at a low cost and adopt the “dual exploration model” after making large-scale discoveries;second, enter new blocks of emerging hot basins in the world through farm-in and other ways, to find large oil and gas fields quickly;third, cooperate with national oil companies of the resource host countries in the form of joint research and actively participate exploration of deep onshore formations of petroliferous basins;fourth, track tight/shale oil and gas cooperation opportunities in a few countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, and take advantage of mature domestic theories and technologies to farm in at an appropriate time.展开更多
Based on the analysis of surface geological survey,exploratory well,gravity-magnetic-electric and seismic data,and through mapping the sedimentary basin and its peripheral orogenic belts together,this paper explores s...Based on the analysis of surface geological survey,exploratory well,gravity-magnetic-electric and seismic data,and through mapping the sedimentary basin and its peripheral orogenic belts together,this paper explores systematically the boundary,distribution,geological structure,and tectonic attributes of the Ordos prototype basin in the geological historical periods.The results show that the Ordos block is bounded to the west by the Engorwusu Fault Zone,to the east by the Taihangshan Mountain Piedmont Fault Zone,to the north by the Solonker-Xilamuron Suture Zone,and to the south by the Shangnan-Danfeng Suture Zone.The Ordos Basin boundary was the plate tectonic boundary during the Middle Proterozoic to Paleozoic,and the intra-continental deformation boundary in the Meso-Cenozoic.The basin survived as a marine cratonic basin covering the entire Ordos block during the Middle Proterozoic to Ordovician,a marine-continental transitional depression basin enclosed by an island arc uplift belt at the plate margin during the Carboniferous to Permian,a unified intra-continental lacustrine depression basin in the Triassic,and an intra-continental cratonic basin circled by a rift system in the Cenozoic.The basin scope has been decreasing till the present.The large,widespread prototype basin controlled the exploration area far beyond the present-day sedimentary basin boundary,with multiple target plays vertically.The Ordos Basin has the characteristics of a whole petroleum(or deposition)system.The Middle Proterozoic wide-rift system as a typical basin under the overlying Phanerozoic basin and the Cambrian-Ordovician passive margin basin and intra-cratonic depression in the deep-sited basin will be the important successions for oil and gas exploration in the coming years.展开更多
The Zijinshan ore field located in southwestern Fujian Province,China,is a representative porphyry-epithermal ore system hosting diverse mineralization types(Mao et al.,2013).The ore field comprises of the Zijinshan h...The Zijinshan ore field located in southwestern Fujian Province,China,is a representative porphyry-epithermal ore system hosting diverse mineralization types(Mao et al.,2013).The ore field comprises of the Zijinshan highsulfidation Cu-Au deposit,the Luoboling porphyry Cu-Mo deposit,the transitional style Cu deposit(Longjiangting and Wuziqilong)and the Yueyang low-sulfidation Agpolymetallic deposit(Zhang,2013;Zhang et al.,2003)展开更多
Deep space is incredibly quiet,but once astronauts leave the station,they must contend with extreme temperatures,fluctuating pressures,and high levels of radiation.Their spacesuits are equipped with life-support syste...Deep space is incredibly quiet,but once astronauts leave the station,they must contend with extreme temperatures,fluctuating pressures,and high levels of radiation.Their spacesuits are equipped with life-support systems,which are essential for a safe“walk in space.”On 15 August,the crew of Shenzhou-20 successfully completed their third spacewalk.For this mission,taikonaut Chen Dong wore the extravehicular spacesuit B,which has now been used in 20 spacewalks.With this achievement,the space station has reached the target of“four years and 20 spacewalks.”展开更多
Exploration budgets for primary battery metals-nickel,lithium and cobalt-tempered in 2024 at$1.697 billion,reflecting a marginal 0.4%decline and a virtually flat annual total,compared to$1.704 billion in 2023.Below is...Exploration budgets for primary battery metals-nickel,lithium and cobalt-tempered in 2024 at$1.697 billion,reflecting a marginal 0.4%decline and a virtually flat annual total,compared to$1.704 billion in 2023.Below is an introduction to the 2024 global exploration trends and prospects for lithium,cobalt,and nickel battery metals.展开更多
From a harmonized structural map at the scale of a portion of SW Burkina Faso (90 × 80 km2), we targeted prospective zones on the basis of structural criteria and structure-geology relationships. The map was cons...From a harmonized structural map at the scale of a portion of SW Burkina Faso (90 × 80 km2), we targeted prospective zones on the basis of structural criteria and structure-geology relationships. The map was constructed from an aeromagnetic image, and the geology was deduced from old geological maps. The procedure involved extracting the magnetic fabric and deducing the deformation gradients, which led to the identification of shear zones. Analysis and interpretation of the structural geometry of the obtained structural pattern led us to target areas of interference between structures or geology-structures interplays, which are conducive to the deposition of metallic elements. The subsequent overlay of known gold prospects and deposits documented in the region revealed the validity of the predefined prospects. This result reinforces the applicability of the methodology as a first-order regional approach to mineral exploration.展开更多
A brief concept study of a modular research aircraft with potential applications to Mars exploration is conducted.Considered are dimensional and mass constraints of a launch vehicle payload compartment,mission radius ...A brief concept study of a modular research aircraft with potential applications to Mars exploration is conducted.Considered are dimensional and mass constraints of a launch vehicle payload compartment,mission radius extension applying ground mobility and overall flight envelope extension using fixed-wing aerodynamics.Also,some lessons learned from NASA Mars Ingenuity flights are considered and addressed with few solutions.The modular system includes a fixed-wing design along with a number of smaller autonomous quadcopter UAVs,encapsulated inside a geodesic spherical support through a gimbal mechanism for ground mobility.Analyzed is the feasibility of allocating to these mini drones both scout and mapping tasks of complex terrain such as crater walls,canyons and cave systems that might hold key insights into the planet's geologic history.Once docked with the mothership fixed wing,the mini drones serve as a distributed propulsion system,for vertical take-off and landing and control,completely replacing control surfaces on the flying wing itself,its engine and landing gear.CFD and structural simulations have demonstrated the flight-ability in Mars conditions of a flying wing design along with scout drone prototypes with a pentagon-hexagon geodesic shell.Also demonstrated is the great flexibility of the suggested modular approach for various research applications and mission profiles on Mars and other planets or moons,improving overall reliability and mission radius.展开更多
Objective:The objective of this research is to thoroughly investigate the extent of mutual interference among clinical internships,postgraduate entrance examinations,and employment by examining engineering contradicti...Objective:The objective of this research is to thoroughly investigate the extent of mutual interference among clinical internships,postgraduate entrance examinations,and employment by examining engineering contradictions,thus offering theoretical insights and guidance for medical students to attain high-quality outcomes in clinical internships.Methods:A combination of literature reviews,questionnaires,interviews,and observations of internships was utilized,followed by a statistical analysis to assess the levels of interference among the three factors.Results:The senior participants achieved significantly higher scores than their junior counterparts in evaluations of comprehensive humanistic quality,understanding professional values,communication abilities,clinical skills,and attitudes towards learning,with differences that were statistically significant(p<0.05).After applying an interactive training approach that merges early clinical practice with foundational medical education,both groups displayed notable enhancements in activity content,formats,instructor attitudes,clinical performance,and the blending of theory with practice(p<0.05).Conclusion:By emphasizing‘early clinical’education,students are effectively engaged in clinical practice through active involvement,leading to feedback-oriented training.This strategy not only improves the overall quality of internships but also reduces the risk of scheduling conflicts with postgraduate entrance examinations and employment opportunities.展开更多
Dr Emily Thompson decided it was time to set sail on her first major maritime research expedition.She had always been fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean and wanted to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the waves...Dr Emily Thompson decided it was time to set sail on her first major maritime research expedition.She had always been fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean and wanted to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the waves.Her team boarded the research vessel early in the morning,excited at the adventure that awaited them.展开更多
Renewable energy resources,including geothermal,are crucial for sustainable environmental management and climate change mitigation,offering clean,reliable,and low-emission alternatives to fossil fuels that reduce gree...Renewable energy resources,including geothermal,are crucial for sustainable environmental management and climate change mitigation,offering clean,reliable,and low-emission alternatives to fossil fuels that reduce greenhouse gases and support ecological balance.In this study,geographic information system(GIS)predictive analysis was employed to explore geothermal prospects,promoting environmental sustainability by reducing the dependence on fossil energy resources.Spatial and statistical analysis including the attribute correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between exploration data and geothermal energy resources represented by hot springs.The weighted sum model was then used to develop geothermal predictive maps while the accuracy of prediction was determined using the receiver operating characteristic/area under curve(ROC/AUC)analysis.Based on the attribute correlation analysis,exploration data relating to geological structures,host rock(Asu River Group)and sedimentary contacts were the most critical parameters for mapping geothermal resources.These parameters were characterized by a statistical association of 0.52,0.48,and 0.46 with the known geothermal occurrences.Spatial data integration reveals the central part of the study location as the most prospective zone for geothermal occurrences.This zone occupies 14.76%of the study location.Accuracy assessment using the ROC/AUC analysis suggests an efficiency of 81.5%for the weight sum model.GIS-based multi-criteria analysis improves the identification and evaluation of geothermal resources,leading to better decision-making.展开更多
The Sawayaerdun gold deposit is the only extremely large deposit occurring in the giant gold metallogenic belt of the Central Asian Tianshan Orogenic Belt.Breakthroughs in deep and peripheral exploration are of great ...The Sawayaerdun gold deposit is the only extremely large deposit occurring in the giant gold metallogenic belt of the Central Asian Tianshan Orogenic Belt.Breakthroughs in deep and peripheral exploration are of great significance for the sustainable development of the region.In this study,a comprehensive prospecting and exploration model for gold exploration in the high-cold and high-altitude areas of the southwestern Tianshan Mountains was developed by systematically evaluating the metallogenic geological conditions of the deposit and integrating geological,geochemical,and geophysical exploration multi-source data.Both the shallow metamorphic carbonaceous fine clastic rock and ductile shear zones controlled the Au-mineralized zone.Moreover,mineralized alteration,Au-Sb-As element chemical anomalies,high magnetic anomalies,and medium-high values from low-wave impedance were also important components of the model.Three-dimensional(3-D)geological attribute models of various ore-controlling factors were established,revealing the spatial distribution patterns of the deep structural frameworks and hidden mineralization.Geostatistical methods were used to delineate the three edges and two deep-mineral exploration areas.A comprehensive evaluation showed that anomalous variables were well confirmed in geological understanding,highlighting the effectiveness and accuracy of the predictions.These results are significant for deep-edge exploration.展开更多
Conventional borehole image log interpretation of linear fractures on volcanic rocks,represented as sinusoids on unwrapped cylinder projections,is relatively straight-forward,however,interpreting non-linear rock struc...Conventional borehole image log interpretation of linear fractures on volcanic rocks,represented as sinusoids on unwrapped cylinder projections,is relatively straight-forward,however,interpreting non-linear rock structures and complex facies geometries can be more challenging.To characterize diverse volcanic paleoenvironments related to the formation of the South American continent,this study presents a new methodology based on image logs,petrography,seismic data,and outcrop analogues.The presented methodology used pseudo-boreholes images generated from outcrop photographs with typical igneous rock features worldwide simulating 2D unwrapped cylinder projections of a 31 cm(12.25 in)diameter well.These synthetic images and standard outcrop photographs were used to define morphological patterns of igneous structures and facies for comparison with wireline borehole image logs from subsurface volcanic and subvolcanic units,providing a“visual scale”for geological evaluation of volcanic facies,significantly enhancing the identification efficiency and reliability of complex geological structures.Our analysis focused on various scales of columnar jointing and pillow lava lobes with additional examples including pahoehoe lava,ignimbrite,hyaloclastite,and various intrusive features in Campos,Santos,and Parnaíba basins in Brazil.This approach increases confidence in the interpretation of subvolcanic,subaerial,and subaqueous deposits.The image log interpretation combined with regional geological knowledge has enabled paleoenvironmental insights into the rift magmatism system related to the breakup of Gondwana with associated implications for hydrocarbon exploration.展开更多
基金supported by the Henan Province science and technology research project(Grant No.242102321031)National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 42207200).
文摘Near-surface geological defects pose a serious threat to human life and infrastructure.Hence,the exploration of geological hazards is essential.Currently,there are various geological hazard exploration methods;however,those require improvements in terms of economic feasibility,convenience,and lateral resolution.To address this,this study examined an extraction method to determine spatial autocorrelation velocity dispersion curves for application in near-surface exploration.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.62202137)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2023M730599)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No.LMS25F020009)。
文摘Embodied visual exploration is critical for building intelligent visual agents. This paper presents the neural exploration with feature-based visual odometry and tracking-failure-reduction policy(Ne OR), a framework for embodied visual exploration that possesses the efficient exploration capabilities of deep reinforcement learning(DRL)-based exploration policies and leverages feature-based visual odometry(VO) for more accurate mapping and positioning results. An improved local policy is also proposed to reduce tracking failures of feature-based VO in weakly textured scenes through a refined multi-discrete action space, keyframe fusion, and an auxiliary task. The experimental results demonstrate that Ne OR has better mapping and positioning accuracy compared to other entirely learning-based exploration frameworks and improves the robustness of feature-based VO by significantly reducing tracking failures in weakly textured scenes.
文摘In mid-May,good news came from Tajikistan,the country of high mountains.The Tajikistan Bogda Mountain geological exploration and sampling project,which had been dormant for over a decade,achieved a key breakthrough after years of careful research,multi-party collaboration,and optimization of various plans,launching a new round of field exploration and testing work.
文摘On June 3,Scopus,a database owned by Elsevier,released CiteScore 2024 metrics for academic journal evaluation.Both the Chinese and English editions of Petroleum Exploration and Development achieved record highs in the past year,ranking among the top in various categories.The CiteScore of the Chinese edition increased to 9.9 in 2024 from 8.4 in 2023,ranking 13th out of 330 journals in the Earth and Planetary Sciences:Geology category and 2lst out of 239 journals in the Earth and Planetary Sciences:Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology category.
文摘Sent out at 1:31am GMT+8 on May 29 by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province,China,Tianwen-2,the second mission of China’s Planetary Exploration Program,correctly entered the transfer trajectory toward an asteroid named 2016HO3 after flying for 18 minutes.Its solar wings unfolded properly,signaling a successful start,and primed for the next stage of its mission.
文摘China’s energy resource endowment is characterized by being“poor in oil,scarce in gas,and rich in coal”,a fundamental national condition that determines the uniqueness of China’s energy strategy.At the beginning of the 20th century,foreign experts and scholars generally concluded and claimed that China was an“oil-poor country”lacking the geological conditions for hydrocarbon formation.
基金supported by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology(Grant No.2024NSFSC0093)Sichuan Provincial Department of Natural Resources(Grants No.ZDKJ-2024-003 and KJ-2024-012)+2 种基金Sichuan Institute of Geological Survey(Grant No.SCIGS-CZDZX-2024001)the 2024 New Round of Strategic Mineral Exploration Initiative(ZKKJ202412)the Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Rare and Rare Earth Resource Evaluation and Utilization.
文摘The Late Yanshanian granite belt in the Yidun Island Arc of western Sichuan constitutes a critical rare metal metallogenic zone along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau,yet its deep-seated resource distribution has remained poorly understood.Focusing on the northern contact zone of Hagala rock mass,this study innovatively integrates geological mapping,high-power induced polarization(IP)sounding(AB/2=1500m,MN=20m),and 3D modeling to systematically constrain the spatial architecture and resource potential of deep-seated ore bodies.Key findings include:(1)Surface discovery of 12 NW-trending pegmatitetype Nb-Ta-Li-Be veins,with the No.3 principal vein exhibiting maximum dimensions(850m length×5-15m width)and average grades of 0.031%Ta_(2)O_(5)and 0.017%Nb_(2)O_(5)-significantly exceeding industrial thresholds(0.012%),while Li_(2)O(0.55%)and Rb_(2)O(0.24%)reach cutoff grades;(2)IP sounding reveals spatial correlation between deep high-resistivity anomalies(4,684Ω·m)and low polarization rates(1.28%),with 3D inversion demonstrating NE-dipping extensions exceeding 800m depth,establishing a geometrically constrained mineralization model of 2.28 million m^(3)volume;(3)Resource estimates for the No.3 vein yield 35,000 tonnes Li_(2)O and 15,000 tonnes Rb_(2)O,with 1,981 tonnes Ta_(2)O_(5)and 1,086 tonnes Nb_(2)O_(5)metal content,confirming large-scale rare metal deposit potential.The developed geology-geophysics collaborative exploration framework establishes a paradigm for rare metal prospecting in collisional orogenic belts.
基金Project(2001CB409809) supported by the National Key Foundmental Research and Development Program of Chinaproject(1042610) supported by the Key Program of the Education Ministry of China
文摘Prediction has become more and more difficult in mineral exploration, especially in the mature exploration environment such as Tongling copper district. For enhancing predictive discovery of hidden ore deposits in such mature environment, the key strategies which should be adopted include the innovation of the exploration models, application of the advanced exploration techniques and integration of multiple sets of information. The innovation of the exploration models should incorporate the new metallogenic concepts that are based on the geodynamic anatomization. The advanced techniques applied in the mature exploration environment should aim at the speciality and complexity of the geological setting and working environments. The information synthesis is to integrate multiple sets of data for giving a more credible and visual prospectivity map by using the geographic imformation system(GIS) and several mathematical methods, such as weight of evidence and fuzzy logic, which can extract useful information from every set of data as much as possible. Guided by these strategies, a predictive exploration in Fenghuangshan ore field of Tongling copper district was implemented, and a hidden ore deposit was discovered.
基金Petro China Scientific Research and Technology Development Project(2021DJ3101,2022-FW-041)。
文摘The global exploration investment, new oil and gas discoveries, exploration business adjustment strategies of oil companies in 2021, and future favorable exploration domains are systematically analyzed using commercial databases such as IHS and public information of oil companies. It has been found that the world oil and gas exploration situation in 2021 has continued the downturn since the outbreak of COVID-19. The investment and drilling workload decreased slightly, but the success rate of exploration wells, especially deepwater exploration wells, increased significantly, and the newly discovered reserves increased slightly compared with last year. Deep waters of the passive continental margin basins are still the leading sites for discovering conventional large and medium-sized oil and gas fields. The conventional oil and gas exploration in deep formations of onshore petroliferous basins has been keeping a good state, with tight/shale oil and gas discoveries made in Saudi Arabia, Russia, and other countries. While strengthening the exploration and development of local resources, national, international, and independent oil companies have been focusing on major overseas frontiers using their advantages, including risk exploration in deep waters and natural gas. Future favorable exploration directions in the three major frontiers, the global deep waters, deep onshore formations, and unconventional resources, have been clarified. Four suggestions are put forward for the global exploration business of Chinese oil companies: first, a farm in global deepwater frontier basins in advance through bidding at a low cost and adopt the “dual exploration model” after making large-scale discoveries;second, enter new blocks of emerging hot basins in the world through farm-in and other ways, to find large oil and gas fields quickly;third, cooperate with national oil companies of the resource host countries in the form of joint research and actively participate exploration of deep onshore formations of petroliferous basins;fourth, track tight/shale oil and gas cooperation opportunities in a few countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, and take advantage of mature domestic theories and technologies to farm in at an appropriate time.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42330810)Major Science and Technology Project of PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company(ZDZX2021-01).
文摘Based on the analysis of surface geological survey,exploratory well,gravity-magnetic-electric and seismic data,and through mapping the sedimentary basin and its peripheral orogenic belts together,this paper explores systematically the boundary,distribution,geological structure,and tectonic attributes of the Ordos prototype basin in the geological historical periods.The results show that the Ordos block is bounded to the west by the Engorwusu Fault Zone,to the east by the Taihangshan Mountain Piedmont Fault Zone,to the north by the Solonker-Xilamuron Suture Zone,and to the south by the Shangnan-Danfeng Suture Zone.The Ordos Basin boundary was the plate tectonic boundary during the Middle Proterozoic to Paleozoic,and the intra-continental deformation boundary in the Meso-Cenozoic.The basin survived as a marine cratonic basin covering the entire Ordos block during the Middle Proterozoic to Ordovician,a marine-continental transitional depression basin enclosed by an island arc uplift belt at the plate margin during the Carboniferous to Permian,a unified intra-continental lacustrine depression basin in the Triassic,and an intra-continental cratonic basin circled by a rift system in the Cenozoic.The basin scope has been decreasing till the present.The large,widespread prototype basin controlled the exploration area far beyond the present-day sedimentary basin boundary,with multiple target plays vertically.The Ordos Basin has the characteristics of a whole petroleum(or deposition)system.The Middle Proterozoic wide-rift system as a typical basin under the overlying Phanerozoic basin and the Cambrian-Ordovician passive margin basin and intra-cratonic depression in the deep-sited basin will be the important successions for oil and gas exploration in the coming years.
基金financially supported by Zijin Mining Group(No.01612216)the Ministry of Natural Resources,China(No.ZKKJ202426)。
文摘The Zijinshan ore field located in southwestern Fujian Province,China,is a representative porphyry-epithermal ore system hosting diverse mineralization types(Mao et al.,2013).The ore field comprises of the Zijinshan highsulfidation Cu-Au deposit,the Luoboling porphyry Cu-Mo deposit,the transitional style Cu deposit(Longjiangting and Wuziqilong)and the Yueyang low-sulfidation Agpolymetallic deposit(Zhang,2013;Zhang et al.,2003)
文摘Deep space is incredibly quiet,but once astronauts leave the station,they must contend with extreme temperatures,fluctuating pressures,and high levels of radiation.Their spacesuits are equipped with life-support systems,which are essential for a safe“walk in space.”On 15 August,the crew of Shenzhou-20 successfully completed their third spacewalk.For this mission,taikonaut Chen Dong wore the extravehicular spacesuit B,which has now been used in 20 spacewalks.With this achievement,the space station has reached the target of“four years and 20 spacewalks.”
文摘Exploration budgets for primary battery metals-nickel,lithium and cobalt-tempered in 2024 at$1.697 billion,reflecting a marginal 0.4%decline and a virtually flat annual total,compared to$1.704 billion in 2023.Below is an introduction to the 2024 global exploration trends and prospects for lithium,cobalt,and nickel battery metals.
文摘From a harmonized structural map at the scale of a portion of SW Burkina Faso (90 × 80 km2), we targeted prospective zones on the basis of structural criteria and structure-geology relationships. The map was constructed from an aeromagnetic image, and the geology was deduced from old geological maps. The procedure involved extracting the magnetic fabric and deducing the deformation gradients, which led to the identification of shear zones. Analysis and interpretation of the structural geometry of the obtained structural pattern led us to target areas of interference between structures or geology-structures interplays, which are conducive to the deposition of metallic elements. The subsequent overlay of known gold prospects and deposits documented in the region revealed the validity of the predefined prospects. This result reinforces the applicability of the methodology as a first-order regional approach to mineral exploration.
基金funded by the Russian Science Foundation(No.22–49-02047)。
文摘A brief concept study of a modular research aircraft with potential applications to Mars exploration is conducted.Considered are dimensional and mass constraints of a launch vehicle payload compartment,mission radius extension applying ground mobility and overall flight envelope extension using fixed-wing aerodynamics.Also,some lessons learned from NASA Mars Ingenuity flights are considered and addressed with few solutions.The modular system includes a fixed-wing design along with a number of smaller autonomous quadcopter UAVs,encapsulated inside a geodesic spherical support through a gimbal mechanism for ground mobility.Analyzed is the feasibility of allocating to these mini drones both scout and mapping tasks of complex terrain such as crater walls,canyons and cave systems that might hold key insights into the planet's geologic history.Once docked with the mothership fixed wing,the mini drones serve as a distributed propulsion system,for vertical take-off and landing and control,completely replacing control surfaces on the flying wing itself,its engine and landing gear.CFD and structural simulations have demonstrated the flight-ability in Mars conditions of a flying wing design along with scout drone prototypes with a pentagon-hexagon geodesic shell.Also demonstrated is the great flexibility of the suggested modular approach for various research applications and mission profiles on Mars and other planets or moons,improving overall reliability and mission radius.
基金Ministry of Education Industry-University Cooperative Education Program(Project No.:231002999080311)Xinxiang Medical University Education and Teaching Reform Research(Project No.:2021-XYJG-100)。
文摘Objective:The objective of this research is to thoroughly investigate the extent of mutual interference among clinical internships,postgraduate entrance examinations,and employment by examining engineering contradictions,thus offering theoretical insights and guidance for medical students to attain high-quality outcomes in clinical internships.Methods:A combination of literature reviews,questionnaires,interviews,and observations of internships was utilized,followed by a statistical analysis to assess the levels of interference among the three factors.Results:The senior participants achieved significantly higher scores than their junior counterparts in evaluations of comprehensive humanistic quality,understanding professional values,communication abilities,clinical skills,and attitudes towards learning,with differences that were statistically significant(p<0.05).After applying an interactive training approach that merges early clinical practice with foundational medical education,both groups displayed notable enhancements in activity content,formats,instructor attitudes,clinical performance,and the blending of theory with practice(p<0.05).Conclusion:By emphasizing‘early clinical’education,students are effectively engaged in clinical practice through active involvement,leading to feedback-oriented training.This strategy not only improves the overall quality of internships but also reduces the risk of scheduling conflicts with postgraduate entrance examinations and employment opportunities.
文摘Dr Emily Thompson decided it was time to set sail on her first major maritime research expedition.She had always been fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean and wanted to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the waves.Her team boarded the research vessel early in the morning,excited at the adventure that awaited them.
文摘Renewable energy resources,including geothermal,are crucial for sustainable environmental management and climate change mitigation,offering clean,reliable,and low-emission alternatives to fossil fuels that reduce greenhouse gases and support ecological balance.In this study,geographic information system(GIS)predictive analysis was employed to explore geothermal prospects,promoting environmental sustainability by reducing the dependence on fossil energy resources.Spatial and statistical analysis including the attribute correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between exploration data and geothermal energy resources represented by hot springs.The weighted sum model was then used to develop geothermal predictive maps while the accuracy of prediction was determined using the receiver operating characteristic/area under curve(ROC/AUC)analysis.Based on the attribute correlation analysis,exploration data relating to geological structures,host rock(Asu River Group)and sedimentary contacts were the most critical parameters for mapping geothermal resources.These parameters were characterized by a statistical association of 0.52,0.48,and 0.46 with the known geothermal occurrences.Spatial data integration reveals the central part of the study location as the most prospective zone for geothermal occurrences.This zone occupies 14.76%of the study location.Accuracy assessment using the ROC/AUC analysis suggests an efficiency of 81.5%for the weight sum model.GIS-based multi-criteria analysis improves the identification and evaluation of geothermal resources,leading to better decision-making.
基金supported by the Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program(2022FY101705)China geological survey project(DD20240204805)market prospecting exploration project(CG-2024-HX-S012)。
文摘The Sawayaerdun gold deposit is the only extremely large deposit occurring in the giant gold metallogenic belt of the Central Asian Tianshan Orogenic Belt.Breakthroughs in deep and peripheral exploration are of great significance for the sustainable development of the region.In this study,a comprehensive prospecting and exploration model for gold exploration in the high-cold and high-altitude areas of the southwestern Tianshan Mountains was developed by systematically evaluating the metallogenic geological conditions of the deposit and integrating geological,geochemical,and geophysical exploration multi-source data.Both the shallow metamorphic carbonaceous fine clastic rock and ductile shear zones controlled the Au-mineralized zone.Moreover,mineralized alteration,Au-Sb-As element chemical anomalies,high magnetic anomalies,and medium-high values from low-wave impedance were also important components of the model.Three-dimensional(3-D)geological attribute models of various ore-controlling factors were established,revealing the spatial distribution patterns of the deep structural frameworks and hidden mineralization.Geostatistical methods were used to delineate the three edges and two deep-mineral exploration areas.A comprehensive evaluation showed that anomalous variables were well confirmed in geological understanding,highlighting the effectiveness and accuracy of the predictions.These results are significant for deep-edge exploration.
文摘Conventional borehole image log interpretation of linear fractures on volcanic rocks,represented as sinusoids on unwrapped cylinder projections,is relatively straight-forward,however,interpreting non-linear rock structures and complex facies geometries can be more challenging.To characterize diverse volcanic paleoenvironments related to the formation of the South American continent,this study presents a new methodology based on image logs,petrography,seismic data,and outcrop analogues.The presented methodology used pseudo-boreholes images generated from outcrop photographs with typical igneous rock features worldwide simulating 2D unwrapped cylinder projections of a 31 cm(12.25 in)diameter well.These synthetic images and standard outcrop photographs were used to define morphological patterns of igneous structures and facies for comparison with wireline borehole image logs from subsurface volcanic and subvolcanic units,providing a“visual scale”for geological evaluation of volcanic facies,significantly enhancing the identification efficiency and reliability of complex geological structures.Our analysis focused on various scales of columnar jointing and pillow lava lobes with additional examples including pahoehoe lava,ignimbrite,hyaloclastite,and various intrusive features in Campos,Santos,and Parnaíba basins in Brazil.This approach increases confidence in the interpretation of subvolcanic,subaerial,and subaqueous deposits.The image log interpretation combined with regional geological knowledge has enabled paleoenvironmental insights into the rift magmatism system related to the breakup of Gondwana with associated implications for hydrocarbon exploration.
