Deep learning in image segmentation for mineral production: A review

AnalyZr: A Python application for zircon grain image segmentation and shape analysis

(2022) T. Scharf et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Coal petrography extracting approach based on multiscale mixed attention based residual U-net

(2022) houxin jin et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Online measurement and segmentation algorithm of coarse aggregate based on deep learning and experimental comparison

(2022) Xiang Hu et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Deep convolutional neural network for 3D mineral identification and liberation analysis

(2022) Kunning Tang et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Super-Resolved Segmentation of X-ray Images of Carbonate Rocks Using Deep Learning

(2022) Naif J. Alqahtani et al.   TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA

Deep-Learning-Based Automatic Mineral Grain Segmentation and Recognition

(2022) Ghazanfar Latif et al.   Minerals

Efficient and Lightweight Framework for Real-Time Ore Image Segmentation Based on Deep Learning

(2022) Guodong Sun et al.   Minerals

Automated Segmentation of Olivine Phenocrysts in a Volcanic Rock Thin Section Using a Fully Convolutional Neural Network

(2022) Artem Leichter et al.   Frontiers in Earth Science

Multi-mineral segmentation of micro-tomographic images using a convolutional neural network

(2022) Jiabin Liang et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Graph-based deep learning segmentation of EDS spectral images for automated mineral phase analysis

(2022) Roman Juránek et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Deep-learning-based workflow for boundary and small target segmentation in digital rock images using UNet++ and IK-EBM

(2022) Hongsheng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Electrochemical Intelligent Recognition of Mineral Materials Based on Superpixel Image Segmentation

(2022) Weiping Liu et al.   International Journal of Analytical Chemistry

Paw-Net: Stacking ensemble deep learning for segmenting scanning electron microscopy images of fine-grained shale samples

(2022) Binqian Yin et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Enhancement of thin-section image using super-resolution method with application to the mineral segmentation and classification in tight sandstone reservoir

(2022) Ye Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

U-Net model for multi-component digital rock modeling of shales based on CT and QEMSCAN images

(2022) Bingke Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

A synchronous detection-segmentation method for oversized gangue on a coal preparation plant based on multi-task learning

(2022) Ziqi Lv et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Segmentation for Multi-Rock Types on Digital Outcrop Photographs Using Deep Learning Techniques

(2022) Owais A. Malik et al.   SENSORS

Open-Pit Mine Extraction from Very High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images Using OM-DeepLab

(2022) Shouhang Du et al.   Natural Resources Research

Open-pit Mining Area Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images Based on DUSegNet

(2021) Hongbin Xie et al.   Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

An Improved Boundary-Aware U-Net for Ore Image Semantic Segmentation

(2021) Wei Wang et al.   SENSORS

Mineral Identification Based on Deep Learning That Combines Image and Mohs Hardness

(2021) Xiang Zeng et al.   Minerals

Efficient image segmentation based on deep learning for mineral image classification

(2021) Yang Liu et al.   ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Deep neural networks for automatic grain-matrix segmentation in plane and cross-polarized sandstone photomicrographs

(2021) Rajdeep Das et al.   APPLIED INTELLIGENCE

Deep neural networks for improving physical accuracy of 2D and 3D multi-mineral segmentation of rock micro-CT images

(2021) Ying Da Wang et al.   APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING

Automatic segmentation of TBM muck images via a deep-learning approach to estimate the size and shape of rock chips

(2021) Xiaoxiong Zhou et al.   AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION

Enhancing digital rock image resolution with a GAN constrained by prior and perceptual information

(2021) Zhiyu Hou et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Application of deep learning for semantic segmentation of sandstone thin sections

(2021) Nishank Saxena et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Deep learning semantic segmentation of opaque and non-opaque minerals from epoxy resin in reflected light microscopy images

(2021) Michel Pedro Filippo et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Deep learning-based pixel-level rock fragment recognition during tunnel excavation using instance segmentation model

(2021) Weidong Qiao et al.   TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Image Process of Rock Size Distribution Using DexiNed-Based Neural Network

(2021) Haijie Li et al.   Minerals

Measuring blast fragmentation at Nui Phao open-pit mine, Vietnam using the Mask R-CNN deep learning model

(2021) Trong Vu et al.   Mining Technology-Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy

Segmentation of ore and waste rocks in borehole images using the multi-module densely connected U-net

(2021) Changyu Jin et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

MudrockNet: Semantic segmentation of mudrock SEM images through deep learning

(2021) Abhishek Bihani et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Identification of maceral groups in Chinese bituminous coals based on semantic segmentation models

(2021) Yue Wang et al.   FUEL

Improved U-Net-Based Novel Segmentation Algorithm for Underwater Mineral Image

(2021) Haolin Wang et al.   INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING

Application of Deep Learning in Petrographic Coal Images Segmentation

(2021) Sebastian Iwaszenko et al.   Minerals

Advanced Deep Learning‐Based 3D Microstructural Characterization of Multiphase Metal Matrix Composites

(2020) Sergei Evsevleev et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Automatic Coal and Gangue Segmentation Using U-Net Based Fully Convolutional Networks

(2020) Rong Gao et al.   Energies

Digital Rock Segmentation for Petrophysical Analysis With Reduced User Bias Using Convolutional Neural Networks

(2020) Yufu Niu et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Identification of Salt Deposits on Seismic Images Using Deep Learning Method for Semantic Segmentation

(2020) Aleksandar Milosavljević   ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and process automation: existing knowledge frontier and way forward for mining sector

(2020) Danish Ali et al.   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW

Semantic segmentation of the micro-structure of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by applying deep learning on micro-computed tomography scans

(2020) Renata Lorenzoni et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Deep learning-based method for SEM image segmentation in mineral characterization, an example from Duvernay Shale samples in Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

(2020) Zhuoheng Chen et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Identification of rock pore structures and permeabilities using electron microscopy experiments and deep learning interpretations

(2020) Qingyang Yu et al.   FUEL

Convolution neural network based on fusion parallel multiscale features for segmenting fractures in coal-rock images

(2020) Fengli Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC IMAGING

Recognizing multivariate geochemical anomalies for mineral exploration by combining deep learning and one-class support vector machine

(2020) Yihui Xiong et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Identification of digital technologies and digitalisation trends in the mining industry

(2020) Lars Barnewold et al.   International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

Grain segmentation of sandstone images based on convolutional neural networks and weighted fuzzy clustering

(2020) Feng Jiang et al.   IET Image Processing

An Ore Image Segmentation Method Based on RDU-Net Model

(2020) Dong Xiao et al.   SENSORS

Image-based segmentation and quantification of weak interlayers in rock tunnel face via deep learning

(2020) Jiayao Chen et al.   AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION

Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Mineral Classification for Scanning Electron Microscopy - Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) Images

(2020) Chunxiao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

A new resolution enhancement method for sandstone thin-section images using perceptual GAN

(2020) Ye Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

A New Belt Ore Image Segmentation Method Based on the Convolutional Neural Network and the Image-Processing Technology

(2020) Xiqi Ma et al.   Minerals

Detection and segmentation of iron ore green pellets in images using lightweight U-net deep learning network

(2019) Jiaxu Duan et al.   NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS

High Throughput Quantitative Metallography for Complex Microstructures Using Deep Learning: A Case Study in Ultrahigh Carbon Steel

(2019) Brian L. DeCost et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Segmentation of digital rock images using deep convolutional autoencoder networks

(2019) Sadegh Karimpouli et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

A particle shape extraction and evaluation method using a deep convolutional neural network and digital image processing

(2019) Zhengyu Liang et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Sensor‐Based Ore Sorting Technology in Mining—Past, Present and Future

(2019) Robben et al.   Minerals

A texture fused superpixel algorithm for coal mine waste rock image segmentation

(2019) Zhiyuan Sun et al.   International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization

X-ray-transmission based ore sorting at the San Rafael tin mine

(2019) Christopher Robben et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Applying Receiver-Operating-Characteristic (ROC) to bulk ore sorting using XRF

(2019) Genzhuang Li et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

DeepLab: Semantic Image Segmentation with Deep Convolutional Nets, Atrous Convolution, and Fully Connected CRFs

(2018) Liang-Chieh Chen et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE

Automated cement fragment image segmentation and distribution estimation via a holistically-nested convolutional network and morphological analysis

(2018) Huaian Chen et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Mapping mineral prospectivity through big data analytics and a deep learning algorithm

(2018) Yihui Xiong et al.   ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS

Development of a machine vision system using the support vector machine regression (SVR) algorithm for the online prediction of iron ore grades

(2018) Ashok Kumar Patel et al.   Earth Science Informatics

Machine learning applications in minerals processing: A review

(2018) J.T. McCoy et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Pore-Scale Analysis of Residual Oil in a Reservoir Sandstone and Its Dependence on Water Flood Salinity, Oil Composition, and Local Mineralogy

(2017) Mehdi Shabaninejad et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Convolutional Neural Network approaches to granite tiles classification

(2017) Anselmo Ferreira et al.   EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS

SegNet: A Deep Convolutional Encoder-Decoder Architecture for Image Segmentation

(2017) Vijay Badrinarayanan et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE

Fully Convolutional Networks for Semantic Segmentation

(2017) Evan Shelhamer et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE

Brain early infarct detection using gamma correction extreme-level eliminating with weighting distribution

(2016) V. Teh et al.   SCANNING

Complex networks-based texture extraction and classification method for mineral flotation froth images

(2015) Degang Xu et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Semi-automated iron ore characterisation based on optical microscope analysis: Quartz/resin classification

(2015) I.D. Delbem et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Deep learning

(2015) Yann LeCun et al.   NATURE

A review of soft computing technology applications in several mining problems

(2014) Hyongdoo Jang et al.   APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING

An automated mineral classifier using Raman spectra

(2013) Sascha T. Ishikawa et al.   COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES

Ore grade estimation by feature selection and voting using boundary detection in digital image analysis

(2011) Claudio A. Perez et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING

A machine vision system for estimation of size distributions by weight of limestone particles

(2011) Tobias Andersson et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Ore Grade Prediction Using a Genetic Algorithm and Clustering Based Ensemble Neural Network Model

(2010) Snehamoy Chatterjee et al.   Mathematical Geosciences

Choice of neighbor order in nearest-neighbor classification

(2008) Peter Hall et al.   ANNALS OF STATISTICS