Α scientific article on a magnesite identification method was published through the collaboration of TERNA MAG S.A. with researchers from the University of Patras within the MINOTAUR project.

Following the successful SPIE Conference on Environmental Remote Sensing that was held on 15-19 September 2025 in Madrid, Spain, a scientific article was published in collaboration of TERNA MAG S.A. with the group of Prof. Avramidis from the University of Patras. It was found a practical and low-cost method for differentiating between magnesite veins, stockwork veinlets and serpentinized matrix through the integration of magnetic susceptibility measurements with rule-based and intelligent clustering algorithms. The success of the method lies in the distinct magnetic properties of the examined lithologies. Diamagnetic magnesite contrasts sharply with the ferromagnetic minerals of peridotite and serpentinized peridotite host rocks. The developed system could be utilized in combination with downhole core logging tools for the automatic classification of magnesite mineralization. Current work was performed within the framework of the European funded MINOTAUR project.

Proceedings Volume Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XVI, 136711R (2025) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3073606