Regional Metallogenic Analysis, Resources Targeting and Assessment

Prof. Keyan Xiao is associated with the Institute of Mineral Resources (IMR) at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS). He is the Director of the Metallogenic Prospective Division and Deputy of the Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment Division of the IMR. He also holds the position of Secretary-General of the Metallogeny and Mineral Prediction Center at China Geological Survey (CGS), Deputy Director of the Mathematical Geology Professional Committee at CGS, and Vice-Chairman of the International Society of Geomathematics in China. Prof. Xiao's research interests are mathematical geology and mineral resource prediction and assessment. He has published five books and over 100 co-authored papers on mineral prospectivity and has been awarded several times by the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) for his work on predicting the location of mineral deposits throughout China.

• 1. Theories and methods for regional metallogenic analysis and mineral potential assessment.- 2.Regional Geological Formations and Analysis Methods.- 3 Critical Technologies for Mineral Resource Assessment.- 4. Geophysical Methods for Regional Metallogenic Prediction.- 5. Regional Geochemical Prediction Method for Mineral Resources Assessment.- 6.Application of Remote Sensing Technique in Resource Potential Evaluation.- 7. Quantitative Prediction Method of Regional Mineral Resources.- 8. Prediction and Evaluation Methods for Magmatic Type Mineral Resources.- 9. Prediction Methods for Magmatic Hydrothermal Type Mineral Resources.- 10. Prediction of Regional Volcanic Type Deposits.- 11. Prediction of Strata-bound Endogenic Deposits based on Mineral Systems Approach.- 12.Evaluation methods of regional sedimentary mineral resources.-  13.Prediction and Assessment Method of Sedimentary Metamorphic Deposits.