Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) as validation tool for prospectivity models — A magmatic Ni–Cu case study from the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, Northern Finland》.pdf

Ore Geology Reviews 71 (2015) 853–860 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Ore Geology Reviews journal homepage: www. elsevi er. com/ locate/ oregeorev Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) as validation tool for prospectivity models — A magmatic Ni–Cu case study from the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, Northern Finland Vesa Nykänen a,⁎, Ilkka Lahti a, Tero Niiranen a, Kimmo Korhonen b a Bedrock Geology and Resources, Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 77, FI-96101 Rovaniemi, Finland b Land Use and Environment, Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 96, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: A prospectivity model for magmatic Ni–Cu deposits was created by integrating spatially referenced geophysical Received 10 April 2014 and geochemical datasets based on a simple and practical exploration model. The study area is the Central Received in revised form 26 August 2014 Lapland Greenstone Belt, Northern Fennoscandian Shield, Finland. Magmatic nickel deposits are related to rock Accepted 4 September 2014 types that are typically characterized by local magnetic and gravity anomalies. These deposit types can also be Available online 16 September 2014 a source of nickel, copper and cobalt anomalies in the overlying glacial till cover. This straightforward exploration Keywords: criterion was translated into a fuzzy logic prospectivity model. The model validation is an essential s