HyspIRI for energy and mineral resource exploration, applications, and impacts

This work addresses topics in modern energy and mineral resource development through specific sites and selected studies to 1) identify new systems linked to critical minerals, 2) identify high priority sites for geothermal energy development, 3) assess the land surface changes associated with large scale energy development (solar, wind, or natural gas), and 4) map and monitor the impacts associated with energy and mineral resource extraction. We provide surface compositional mapping in both the VNIR/SWIR and TIR using the HyspIRI preparatory airborne data collects over large regions of the state of California, USA. We have demonstrated the ability to identify and map relevant surface mineralogy at a range of locations. The high spectral fidelity of the proposed HyspIRI instrument allows characterization of diagnostic mineral features associated with hydrothermal systems, acid alteration, and surface weathering.