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| Name | Real/Synthetic | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeoMet | Real | 2022 | Chemical analysis, comminution and flotation data as described in the paper Modeling geospatial uncertainty of geometallurgical variables with Bayesian models and Hilbert-Kriging. |
| Macpass | Real | 2023 | Drillholes and topography data as described in the project webpage. |
| Lisheen | Real | 2015 | Geological, geotechnical, planning and closure data. |
| Galmoy | Real | 2012 | Geological, groundwater, mining and closure data. |
| Porphyry | Synthetic | 2020 | Drillholes, mineralogy, grindability and block model as described in the paper Simulation of Synthetic Exploration and Geometallurgical Database of Porphyry Copper Deposits for Educational Purposes. |
| pygslib | Synthetic | 2019 | Collar, survey, assay data provided by the pygslib team. |
| MineLib | Synthetic | — | Block models provided by the MineLib research team. |
| WAEGO | Real | — | Downhole and surface assays by the Western Australia Exploration Geochemistry. |
| WACHEM | Real | — | Multi-element geochemical data by the Western Australia Exploration Geochemistry. |
| IMA | Synthetic | — | Mineral database by the International Mineral Association (IMA). |
| X-Dana | Synthetic | 2021 | Mineral database with chemical formula, crystal system and more. |
| Webmineral | Synthetic | 1996 | Mineral database with photographs. |