Editorial for Special Issue "3D/4D Geological Modeling for Mineral Exploration".

Three-dimensional/four-dimensional (3D/4D) geoscience modeling with the multi-disciplinary intersection of geosciences has been used as the basis for mineral exploration and the extraction of geosciences information for mineral resources assessment. The geological concept model can be quantitatively analyzed by typical deposit research with an exploration engineer; thus, 3D/4D models can be built, simulated, and integrated via multisource geosciences datasets or big data from the field survey and the analysis of geosciences methods. With the development of high-precision geological observation technology, in situ mineral microanalysis technology, isotope geochemical analysis technology, deep geophysical exploration technology, deep drilling, real-time mining, remote sensing high-resolution hyperspectral image technology, and supercomputer and industrial intelligence, geoscience has entered an era of big data and artificial intelligence in the 21st century. [Extracted from the article]