Knowledge recovery for continental-scale mineral exploration by neural networks

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-181

  Bougrain, Laurent ^a   Gonzalez, Maria ^b   Bouchot, Vincent ^b   Cassard, Daniel ^b   Lips, Andor L W ^b   Alexandre, Frédéric ^a   Stein, Gilbert ^b  

^a LORIA   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Geographic information system; Metallogenic research; Pruning algorithm; Variable selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042570436     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025123920475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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