From Data to Discovery: How CAGE-IN Enhances Mineral Targeting
An overview of CAGE-IN’s approach to integrating geophysical, geochemical and spectral datasets into one ranked targeting surface.
Blogs & Publications
Three decades of writing it down.
Peer-reviewed papers, the CAGE-IN methodology series, field editorials and mineral-policy work - the public record behind the platform. Thirty-plus entries, 1999-2026, all linked to their original homes.
Peer-reviewed academic publications
Mineral Exploration as a Business - A Perspective from India
Argues that mineral exploration should operate as a venture-capital-style business in India.
Fold Symmetry - A Quantitative Description
A quantitative method for fold classification using Fourier analysis.
AI & technology - the CAGE-IN methodology
CAGE-IN: A Cosmic Leap in Mineral Exploration, Powered by AI
Introduces the CAGE-IN methodology - AI combined with geological reasoning.
Hunting Porphyries: Unveiling the Secrets with Bayesian Inference
Bayesian inference applied to porphyry copper-gold exploration.
Gold Discovery with CAGE-IN: Epithermal Insights
CAGE-IN performance in epithermal gold systems.
Skarn Exploration with CAGE-IN: Silver-Gold Targets
Silver-gold skarn deposit targeting with CAGE-IN.
Ni-Bearing Ultramafic-Mafic Complex Exploration with CAGE-IN
Nickel targeting in ultramafic-mafic complexes.
Porphyry Exploration with CAGE-IN: A Major Au-Cu Porphyry Case Study
An external case study (the author’s framing) describing a major porphyry system through the CAGE-IN lens; the +10 Moz Au-Eq figure is the author’s, not an AiRE resource or grade claim.
East African nickel belt - exploration series
Exploration Challenges of Finding Large Nickel Deposits - Examples from the East African Nickel Belt (Part 1)
Field-based analysis of the geological and economic challenges in nickel exploration.
Evolving Understanding of the East African Nickel Belt: Have We Found Its Limits? (Part 2)
Reassesses the geological and economic boundaries of the belt.
Mineral policy & strategic perspectives
Uganda’s $3.4 Billion Paradox: Can AI Offset Uganda’s Mining Levy?
How exploration technology can mitigate the fiscal burden on mining.
Rare Earth Elements: India’s Critical Strategic Deficiencies and Chinese Dominance - Problems and Solutions
The case for a national REE exploration program as a security priority.
REE and Strategic Metals Security: How India’s Best Way Forward Diverges from the Chinese Model
Published in the Financial Express defence section.
Indian Ocean Region as a Source of Critical Strategic Raw Materials
An IOR-focused mineral investment strategy for India.
White Paper Inputs for Mineral Exploration Policy
Specific legislative inputs for reforming India’s exploration framework.
Mineral Exploration: A Startup Ecosystem
The exploration business model compared with technology-startup structure.
Mineral Exploration Business Is the Way Forward
The case for business-led over government-led exploration.
Global exploration perspectives & editorials
Exploring Minerals in Latin America: Challenges of a Different Business Culture
Field analysis of above-ground risk in Latin American jurisdictions.
Morocco: The Rising Star of African Mining
Morocco’s emerging profile as a diversified mining destination.
Geology Fraud: The Infamous Case of Bre-X and the Origin of the JORC Standard
The mining fraud that produced modern reporting standards.
Famous Personalities - Unknown Geologists (Part 1)
Profiles of overlooked geological pioneers in India’s history.
Data science & modern exploration challenges
The Legend of the Frankenstein Dataset: Why Your Prospectivity Map Looks Like a Patchwork Quilt
Legacy data assembly problems in prospectivity mapping - the 80% reality, written down.
The Whisper in a Jet Engine: Why Most Mineral Exploration Is Just Expensive Karaoke
A critique of how the industry processes data and extracts signal.
Corporate & industry references
Radio Fuels Corp. - Corporate Profile: Dr. Amit Tripathi, Exploration Advisor
TSX-Venture-listed company listing Dr. Tripathi as exploration advisor.
Captains of the Canadian Resource Industry
A financial journalist’s profile of Canadian junior-resource leaders.
Investment Case for Colombia Gold and Silver Prospectors
Coverage of Colombia-focused junior explorers.
Two Promising Gold Juniors in Colombia’s Cauca
Early identification of exploration leaders in the Cauca belt.
Seamless Mining Licenses Urged
On the gaps in India’s licensing framework.
Academic citations & policy reports
Mineral Exploration Scenario in India: Prospect, Promise and Policy Reforms
JGSI article citing Dr. Tripathi’s policy positions on exploration licensing.
Towards India’s Mineral Security - Asia Centre Bangalore Report
References Dr. Tripathi’s research on critical minerals and national security.
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