Adel Shirazy is an Iranian scientist, author and politician who is one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence training in mineral exploration. He is also a scientific and practical activist of conservation affairs. Adel Shirazy was born in Pasteur Hospital in Tehran on 28 March 1991. After completing his high school and pre-university education from Shohadaye-Enghelab High School in Tehran (2009), he continued to complete his bachelor's degree in mining engineering and completed his master's degree in Birjand University of Technology in 2017. After completing a specialized doctorate course at Shahroud University of Technology in 2017-2019, he completed post-doctorate studies at Amir Kabir University of Technology in 2022 with the publication of numerous articles. He is among the top 2% scientists in his field according to Researchgate. Along with his studies, he practiced Aikido. He is the vice president of AIKIKempo self-defense style in the Iran Judo Federation (IJF). Shirazy writes poetry. He published nine books of poetry in various styles. His book Protection and Guarding became the reference for the recruitment test of Iran Sanjesh Organization. He has also written more than 100 titles in science, sports and arts. He is the manager in STS Publishers and one of the activists in the field of expanding book culture. He has published over 150 scientific papers. Shirazy worked on the foundation of artificial intelligence in mining exploration. He is the chairman of the STS Knowledge based company. In 2024, Shirazy was a candidate of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the 12th Islamic Consultative Assembly and was on the list of the Javanan-e-enghelabi Tehran and also the coalition of innovators of Islamic Iran. He published material to explain the policies of elitism and youthism. Accepting the responsibility of elites in the Javanan-e-enghelabi Party of Tehran, he is also the spokesperson of this party. In 2008, Shirazy received the country's third place in Aikido, and in 2022, he received the national championship from the Judo Federation, and in addition, he won the title of Iran's sports prodigy in 2014 and 2015 from Aparat. In 2022, he received the title of the country's best doctorate from the Economic Geology Association of Iran. Supervisors: Ardeshir Hezarkhani Phone: +989121506256
Exploration geologists are urged to develop new, robust, and low-cost approaches to identify high... more Exploration geologists are urged to develop new, robust, and low-cost approaches to identify high potential zones related to underground/unexplored mineral deposits because of increased depletion of ore deposits and high consumption of basic metal production industries. Fusing remote sensing, geophysical and geological data has great capability to provide a complete range of prerequisite data to accomplish this purpose. This investigation fuses remote sensing data, such as Sentinel-2 and Landsat 7, aerial magnetic geophysical data, and geological data for identifying polymetallic mineralization potential zones in the Chakchak region, Yazd province, Iran. Hydrothermal alteration mineral zones and surface and deep intrusive masses, hidden faults and lineaments, and lithological units were detected using remote sensing, aerial magnetic, and geological data, respectively. The exploratory/information layers were fused using fuzzy logic modeling and the multi-class index overlap method. S...
Analyzing and fusing information layers of exploratory parameters is a crucial stride for increas... more Analyzing and fusing information layers of exploratory parameters is a crucial stride for increasing the accuracy of pinpointing mineral potential zones in the reconnaissance stage of mineral exploration. Remote sensing, geophysical, geochemical, and geology data were analyzed and fused for identify metallic mineralization in the Kodegan-Basiran region (East Iran). Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), aeromagnetic data, geological data, and geochemical stream sediment samples were utilized. The study area contains some copper indices and mines. Thus, the main focus of this study was identifying the zones with high potential for metallic copper mineralization. A two-stage methodology was implemented in this study: First, extraction of the exploratory parameters related to metallic mineralization and second is data fusion by the hybrid fuzzy-analytic hierarchy process (Fuzzy-AHP) method. Hydrothermal alterations and iron oxides in the area were mapped by applying the optimu...
International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications
Due to the increasing progress of modern technology, the increasing use of rare earth elements, t... more Due to the increasing progress of modern technology, the increasing use of rare earth elements, the strategic nature of these elements, and the national need for these elements, the study and exploration of these elements are of great importance. Therefore, to achieve this goal, rare earth elements in different deposits in Iran were studied. Iran's highest concentration of rare earth elements is in phosphate and iron-apatite deposits and coal ash, respectively. It can also be noted that these elements are concentrated in bauxite and copper deposits along with alterations, laterites, and placers, requiring more detailed studies. According to these studies, the distribution of these elements in different deposits was determined. Also, the high dependence of these elements on different deposits such as phosphates was determined. Therefore, due to the growing need of the country for these elements, as well as self-sufficiency in this sector and even the export of these elements, emp...
International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications
Mesgaran exploration area is located in South Khorasan province, 26 km south of Sarbisheh city. T... more Mesgaran exploration area is located in South Khorasan province, 26 km south of Sarbisheh city. The mineral potential of coppersmiths is copper mineralization. According to 75 surface samples taken, the analysis results are examined using the method of radial artificial neural network and error propagation. Also, after training to see the networks, the results can be used for other places. The strength of this study is that it does not require costly analyses to predict copper levels in other parts of the range, and simple analyses can estimate copper levels with an acceptable probability percentage and use the results to advance operations. In this area, the neural method was identified with higher accuracy.
Актуальность. Это первые геохимические исследования в горнорудном районе Киви. Они необходимы в в... more Актуальность. Это первые геохимические исследования в горнорудном районе Киви. Они необходимы в виду возможного наличия в районе перспективных месторождений титана и цинка. Сложность геологического строения определяет необходимость применения нетрадиционных методов исследования и прогнозирования – искусственных нейронных сетей и методов кластеризации – для оценки поведения химических элементов. Цель заключается в определении геохимического поведения Ti и Zn для прогнозирования новых рудоносных площадей и перспективных участков. Объект: район Киви в провинции Ардебиль, Иран (Иранский Азербайджан), геохимическая карта масштаба 1:100000. Методы. Исходными данными послужили отобранные пробы из донных отложений района Киви, которые были проанализированы методом ICP-MS. Интерпретация геохимических данных проводилась с использованием одномерных и многомерных статистических методов, включая кластеризацию методом K-средних. Содержания Ti также были предсказаны с использованием искусственных ...
Fusion and analysis of thematic information layers using machine learning algorithms provide an i... more Fusion and analysis of thematic information layers using machine learning algorithms provide an important step toward achieving accurate mineral potential maps in the reconnaissance stage of mineral exploration. This study developed the Neuro-Fuzzy-AHP (NFAHP) technique for fusing remote sensing (i.e., ASTER alteration mineral image-maps) and geological datasets (i.e., lithological map, geochronological map, structural map, and geochemical map) to identify high potential zones of volcanic massive sulfide (VMS) copper mineralization in the Sahlabad mining area, east Iran. Argillic, phyllic, propylitic and gossan alteration zones were identified in the study area using band ratio and Selective Principal Components Analysis (SPCA) methods implemented to ASTER VNIR and SWIR bands. For each of the copper deposits, old mines and mineralization indices in the study area, information related to exploration factors such as ore mineralization, host-rock lithology, alterations, geochronologica...
Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University Geo Assets Engineering
Link for citation: Adel Shirazy, Ardeshir Hezarkhani, Aref Shirazi, Timkin T.V., Voroshilov V.G. ... more Link for citation: Adel Shirazy, Ardeshir Hezarkhani, Aref Shirazi, Timkin T.V., Voroshilov V.G. Geophysical explorations by resistivity and induced polarization methods for the copper deposit, South Khorasan, Iran. Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University. Geo Аssets Engineering, 2022, vol. 333, no. 3, рр. 99-110. In Rus The relevance. These are the first geophysics studies in the Mesgaran exploration area. Based on geological studies in the mineral zone, copper mineralization was proven. The mineralization type in this area was identified as Cyprus-type massive sulfide. The complexity of the geological structure determines the need to use geophysical research and forecasting methods for planning mining and drilling operations. The main aim of this study is the application of geophysical methods in the search for mineral deposits and modeling of the geological environment. Object: Mesgaran exploration area, South Khorasan province, Iran. Methods. In order to obtain more subsurf...
The eastern Lut block of Iran has a high potential for porphyry copper mineralization due to the ... more The eastern Lut block of Iran has a high potential for porphyry copper mineralization due to the subduction tectonic regime. It is located in an inaccessible region and has harsh arid conditions for traditional mineral exploration campaigns. The objective of this study is to use Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) remote sensing data for porphyry copper exploration in Simorgh Area, eastern Lut block of Iran. Hydrothermal alteration zones such as argillic, phyllic and propylitic zones associated with porphyry copper systems in the study were identified using false color composition (FCC), band ratio (BR), principal component analysis (PCA) and minimal noise fraction (MNF). The thematic alteration layers extracted from FCC, BR, PCA and MNF were integrated using hybrid Fuzzy-AHP model to generate a porphyry copper potential map for the study area. Four high potential zones were identified in the central, western, eastern and northeastern of the study ...
Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research, 2021
The present article is a review study on the types of rare earth elements (REEs), environmental a... more The present article is a review study on the types of rare earth elements (REEs), environmental and biological effects as well as the sources of emission of these elements as pollution in nature. The purpose of this study is to provide a vision in environmental planning and control of pollution caused by REEs. The evaluation of rare earth elements was studied in human life and its environmental and biological effects, which have particular importance and are entering the life cycle through industrial and mining pollution sources. Since mining activities intensify the dispersion of these elements in the environment and the existence of industrial factories located around urban drainage system plays a unique role in creating and spreading pollution caused by rare earth elements; As a result, two case studies were conducted on two mining and industrial areas. The first case is the Choghart mine in Yazd province as an example of mining pollution,and the second case study is performed on...
In order to reduce operational and field costs, remote sensing studies are used at the initial an... more In order to reduce operational and field costs, remote sensing studies are used at the initial and general exploration stage. Hence, according to the identification of the Mesgaran copper ore deposit which is the copper potential in the Sarbisheh geological map (on scale 1:100,000), remote sensing methods were used to identify similar regions and to show more areas with this type of potential. In this study, due to the suitability of Aster Images to identify copper alterations various methods of remote sensing such as Band Ratios (BR), False Color Combinations (FCC), Least Square Fitting (LS-Fit), Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and finally Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) for mapping altrations and promising regions were used. Finally, areas with mineralization and alteration were presented as maps.
Exploration geologists are urged to develop new, robust, and low-cost approaches to identify high... more Exploration geologists are urged to develop new, robust, and low-cost approaches to identify high potential zones related to underground/unexplored mineral deposits because of increased depletion of ore deposits and high consumption of basic metal production industries. Fusing remote sensing, geophysical and geological data has great capability to provide a complete range of prerequisite data to accomplish this purpose. This investigation fuses remote sensing data, such as Sentinel-2 and Landsat 7, aerial magnetic geophysical data, and geological data for identifying polymetallic mineralization potential zones in the Chakchak region, Yazd province, Iran. Hydrothermal alteration mineral zones and surface and deep intrusive masses, hidden faults and lineaments, and lithological units were detected using remote sensing, aerial magnetic, and geological data, respectively. The exploratory/information layers were fused using fuzzy logic modeling and the multi-class index overlap method. S...
Analyzing and fusing information layers of exploratory parameters is a crucial stride for increas... more Analyzing and fusing information layers of exploratory parameters is a crucial stride for increasing the accuracy of pinpointing mineral potential zones in the reconnaissance stage of mineral exploration. Remote sensing, geophysical, geochemical, and geology data were analyzed and fused for identify metallic mineralization in the Kodegan-Basiran region (East Iran). Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), aeromagnetic data, geological data, and geochemical stream sediment samples were utilized. The study area contains some copper indices and mines. Thus, the main focus of this study was identifying the zones with high potential for metallic copper mineralization. A two-stage methodology was implemented in this study: First, extraction of the exploratory parameters related to metallic mineralization and second is data fusion by the hybrid fuzzy-analytic hierarchy process (Fuzzy-AHP) method. Hydrothermal alterations and iron oxides in the area were mapped by applying the optimu...
International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications
Due to the increasing progress of modern technology, the increasing use of rare earth elements, t... more Due to the increasing progress of modern technology, the increasing use of rare earth elements, the strategic nature of these elements, and the national need for these elements, the study and exploration of these elements are of great importance. Therefore, to achieve this goal, rare earth elements in different deposits in Iran were studied. Iran's highest concentration of rare earth elements is in phosphate and iron-apatite deposits and coal ash, respectively. It can also be noted that these elements are concentrated in bauxite and copper deposits along with alterations, laterites, and placers, requiring more detailed studies. According to these studies, the distribution of these elements in different deposits was determined. Also, the high dependence of these elements on different deposits such as phosphates was determined. Therefore, due to the growing need of the country for these elements, as well as self-sufficiency in this sector and even the export of these elements, emp...
International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications
Mesgaran exploration area is located in South Khorasan province, 26 km south of Sarbisheh city. T... more Mesgaran exploration area is located in South Khorasan province, 26 km south of Sarbisheh city. The mineral potential of coppersmiths is copper mineralization. According to 75 surface samples taken, the analysis results are examined using the method of radial artificial neural network and error propagation. Also, after training to see the networks, the results can be used for other places. The strength of this study is that it does not require costly analyses to predict copper levels in other parts of the range, and simple analyses can estimate copper levels with an acceptable probability percentage and use the results to advance operations. In this area, the neural method was identified with higher accuracy.
Актуальность. Это первые геохимические исследования в горнорудном районе Киви. Они необходимы в в... more Актуальность. Это первые геохимические исследования в горнорудном районе Киви. Они необходимы в виду возможного наличия в районе перспективных месторождений титана и цинка. Сложность геологического строения определяет необходимость применения нетрадиционных методов исследования и прогнозирования – искусственных нейронных сетей и методов кластеризации – для оценки поведения химических элементов. Цель заключается в определении геохимического поведения Ti и Zn для прогнозирования новых рудоносных площадей и перспективных участков. Объект: район Киви в провинции Ардебиль, Иран (Иранский Азербайджан), геохимическая карта масштаба 1:100000. Методы. Исходными данными послужили отобранные пробы из донных отложений района Киви, которые были проанализированы методом ICP-MS. Интерпретация геохимических данных проводилась с использованием одномерных и многомерных статистических методов, включая кластеризацию методом K-средних. Содержания Ti также были предсказаны с использованием искусственных ...
Fusion and analysis of thematic information layers using machine learning algorithms provide an i... more Fusion and analysis of thematic information layers using machine learning algorithms provide an important step toward achieving accurate mineral potential maps in the reconnaissance stage of mineral exploration. This study developed the Neuro-Fuzzy-AHP (NFAHP) technique for fusing remote sensing (i.e., ASTER alteration mineral image-maps) and geological datasets (i.e., lithological map, geochronological map, structural map, and geochemical map) to identify high potential zones of volcanic massive sulfide (VMS) copper mineralization in the Sahlabad mining area, east Iran. Argillic, phyllic, propylitic and gossan alteration zones were identified in the study area using band ratio and Selective Principal Components Analysis (SPCA) methods implemented to ASTER VNIR and SWIR bands. For each of the copper deposits, old mines and mineralization indices in the study area, information related to exploration factors such as ore mineralization, host-rock lithology, alterations, geochronologica...
Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University Geo Assets Engineering
Link for citation: Adel Shirazy, Ardeshir Hezarkhani, Aref Shirazi, Timkin T.V., Voroshilov V.G. ... more Link for citation: Adel Shirazy, Ardeshir Hezarkhani, Aref Shirazi, Timkin T.V., Voroshilov V.G. Geophysical explorations by resistivity and induced polarization methods for the copper deposit, South Khorasan, Iran. Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University. Geo Аssets Engineering, 2022, vol. 333, no. 3, рр. 99-110. In Rus The relevance. These are the first geophysics studies in the Mesgaran exploration area. Based on geological studies in the mineral zone, copper mineralization was proven. The mineralization type in this area was identified as Cyprus-type massive sulfide. The complexity of the geological structure determines the need to use geophysical research and forecasting methods for planning mining and drilling operations. The main aim of this study is the application of geophysical methods in the search for mineral deposits and modeling of the geological environment. Object: Mesgaran exploration area, South Khorasan province, Iran. Methods. In order to obtain more subsurf...
The eastern Lut block of Iran has a high potential for porphyry copper mineralization due to the ... more The eastern Lut block of Iran has a high potential for porphyry copper mineralization due to the subduction tectonic regime. It is located in an inaccessible region and has harsh arid conditions for traditional mineral exploration campaigns. The objective of this study is to use Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) remote sensing data for porphyry copper exploration in Simorgh Area, eastern Lut block of Iran. Hydrothermal alteration zones such as argillic, phyllic and propylitic zones associated with porphyry copper systems in the study were identified using false color composition (FCC), band ratio (BR), principal component analysis (PCA) and minimal noise fraction (MNF). The thematic alteration layers extracted from FCC, BR, PCA and MNF were integrated using hybrid Fuzzy-AHP model to generate a porphyry copper potential map for the study area. Four high potential zones were identified in the central, western, eastern and northeastern of the study ...
Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Research, 2021
The present article is a review study on the types of rare earth elements (REEs), environmental a... more The present article is a review study on the types of rare earth elements (REEs), environmental and biological effects as well as the sources of emission of these elements as pollution in nature. The purpose of this study is to provide a vision in environmental planning and control of pollution caused by REEs. The evaluation of rare earth elements was studied in human life and its environmental and biological effects, which have particular importance and are entering the life cycle through industrial and mining pollution sources. Since mining activities intensify the dispersion of these elements in the environment and the existence of industrial factories located around urban drainage system plays a unique role in creating and spreading pollution caused by rare earth elements; As a result, two case studies were conducted on two mining and industrial areas. The first case is the Choghart mine in Yazd province as an example of mining pollution,and the second case study is performed on...
In order to reduce operational and field costs, remote sensing studies are used at the initial an... more In order to reduce operational and field costs, remote sensing studies are used at the initial and general exploration stage. Hence, according to the identification of the Mesgaran copper ore deposit which is the copper potential in the Sarbisheh geological map (on scale 1:100,000), remote sensing methods were used to identify similar regions and to show more areas with this type of potential. In this study, due to the suitability of Aster Images to identify copper alterations various methods of remote sensing such as Band Ratios (BR), False Color Combinations (FCC), Least Square Fitting (LS-Fit), Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and finally Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) for mapping altrations and promising regions were used. Finally, areas with mineralization and alteration were presented as maps.
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