MinExMod

Finding mineral deposits that are buried beneath the earth’s surface is challenging, due to the large search space and the high cost of conventional exploration techniques.

An alternative approach is to use computer simulations of geological processes to identify areas where mineral deposits are likely to occur. In the past, such simulations have been limited by a lack of data and difficulties in modifying models to test different scenarios. Our new tools and workflows address these issues, enabling the rapid generation of 1000’s of model scenarios with realistic distributions of geological properties, which can be run rapidly using supercomputers or clusters.