Data types
Choose the geological information you want to work with, independently of the format it was supplied in.
Use data groupings to focus your work
A PDF, spreadsheet, or GIS folder can contain several kinds of information. Mineflow groups supported contents by geological type so you can choose drilling, geochemistry, a particular survey family, or other context in search and maps.
Data Groupings chooses what the data describes. Data Sources chooses where public data came from. Search Scope chooses public data, your own data, or both where available.
Available categories
| Data grouping | Typical contents |
|---|---|
| Drill Data | Drill collars, traces, depths, assays, and lithology intervals. |
| Topography, Lidar, and Contours | Elevation surfaces, lidar-derived products, contour layers, DEMs, and related terrain data. |
| Geochemistry | Soil samples, rock samples, grab samples, and combined rock-and-soil geochemical records. |
| Magnetics | Magnetic surveys, derivatives, grids, linework, and anomalies. |
| Gravity | Gravity surveys, grids, linework, and gravitational anomalies. |
| Electromagnetics | EM response, conductivity, resistivity, chargeability, and related survey products. |
| Induced Polarization | IP response, resistivity, chargeability, and inversion products. |
| Magnetotellurics | Magnetotelluric resistivity, impedance, and phase datasets. |
| Radiometrics | Gamma-ray and radiometric products such as potassium, thorium, uranium, and total count layers. |
| Seismic | Seismic response, velocity, reflection, and interpretation data. |
| Ground Penetrating Radar | GPR profiles and near-surface survey responses. |
| Geological Maps | Expert-labeled geological maps, interpreted geology layers, and map-backed geological context. |
| Prospectivity | Published favorability maps, target rankings, and other derived exploration targeting outputs. |
| Rock Bodies | Outcroppings, mapped rock units, known geological formations, and other body-style geology layers. |
| Faults | Fault traces, names, orientations, and related structural attributes. |
| Lineaments | Linear landscape or geophysical features that may indicate underlying geological structure. |
| Known Mines | Existing and historical mine locations. |
| Mineral Occurrences | Mineral occurrence points, prospects, showings, deposits, and related commodity records. |
| Properties, Tenements, and Claims | Property boundaries, tenure polygons, claims, and licence records. |
| Other Spatial Data | Other georeferenced context such as roads, waterways, buildings, boundaries, or project-specific layers. |
Reading prospectivity layers
A prospectivity layer expresses an interpretation of where exploration may be favourable. Its supporting evidence, such as magnetics, faults, or geochemistry, remains in its own category. For example, a fault-proximity map is structural evidence; it does not by itself establish mineral favourability.
Read the publisher's methods and limitations before using a targeting output. Availability and content vary by region and source.
Bring in your own data
Check Supported file formats for the files and companion data to include, then follow Upload data.