Dr Raju PVS obtained his Bachelor and Master degree in Geology and Master’s degree in Technology (M. Tech) degree in Mineral Exploration with distinctions from Osmania University, Telangana state, India. Dr Raju had the great privilege to join in the CSIR-NGRI (National Geophysical Research Institute) as a Scientist under Dr S.M. Naqvi and obtained PhD under his guidance. He carried out Postdoctoral work in Canada, Finland, South Africa and Australia under prestigious scholarships both national (BOYSCAST & RAMAN) and international (Indo-Australian, NSERC and “Canadian Ore Metallogeny” chair fellowship and SITRA). He also closely worked with international working groups led by Prof Sarah Barnes, Prof Tony Naldrett, Prof Eero Hanski, Prof Craig Hart , Prof Roland Karl Merkle with a specialization on PGMs, chromitite and Fe Oxides (Magnetite). He was instrumental and key team member to develop iron oxide (magnetite) and sulphides certified reference materials (CRMS) for LA-MC-ICPMS .
EDUCATION
MTech., PhD., PGDEM
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Earth and Planetary Sciences, Economic Geology, Geophysics
FUTURE PROJECTS
Future Energy Materials Li, ,Co & Ni
Characterisation of Waste for Wealth
Applications Invited
592
Scholar Citations
13
Scholar h-index
15
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Gold anomaly classification using supervised machine learning algorithms including a novel fuzzy kernel-based extreme learning machine A Ganivada, PVS Raju, VS Mudili Geodata and AI, 100057 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Mineralogical Characterization of Low-Grade Goethitic Iron Ores from Central India: Enabling Sustainable Beneficiation BR P.V.S.Raju, I. Panduranga Reddy Intl Conference on Iron Ore Beneficiation (ICIOB) , 2026 2026
Influence of Geological Conditions on Formation of Goethite, Impact on Process Mineralogy RPVS Basanth Rath . AEG- Journal of Geophysics 3 (3) , 2026 2026
Role of In situ beneficiation techniques in Indian Iron Ore Waste mine tailings and dumps for Critical (Li) and REE minerals R PVS The 3rd International Online Conference on Mineral Science 1 (1), 63 , 2026 2026
Fingerprints of Nickel Exploration in the Pulivendla-Vemula (P-V) sill in Cuddapah Basin: Geological Complexity and Discovery Potential R PVS European Geosciences Union (EGU) GENERAL ASSEMBLY https://meetingorganizer … , 2026 2026
Archaean BIFs from Karnataka, India: genetic insights from the Dharwar craton, India, and implications for post-depositional hematitic iron deposits PVS Raju SEG 2025 Conference Brisbane proceedings volume 1 (1), 1 , 2025 2025
A hybrid framework for detecting Gold mineralization zones in the G.R. Halli, Western Dharwar craton, Karnataka, India R PVS Minerals 15 (11), 1125 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
The Mineralogy and REE budget in Syenites around Eastern Dharwar Craton, India, PVSJ Raju SGA Proceedings volume 3, 944-947 , 2025 2025
Quantitative Polarized Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) Analysis of Critical Mineral Nickel (Ni) in Ultramafic Rocks: Addressing Spectral Interference Using … AM Raju PVS*. Critical Minerals Congress -2025,CRITMET, NML Jamshedpur Nov 2025. , 2025 2025
X Ray Computer Tomography (XCT) and Raman Spectral Studies on S02 Meteorite RP V S Journal Geological Society of India 101 (7), 1134 -1135 , 2025 2025
The anatomy of concealed Chromitite exploration by Gravity and Magnetic methods in Sukinda valley, Orissa, India SK Raju PVS Geological Journal DOI: 10.1002/gj.70074, 1-15 , 2025 2025
Artificial Intelligence in Gold Exploration: A Review of Barren vs. Mineralized Zones in the Dharwar Craton PVS Raju ESEV 2025 , 2025 2025
Discovery and Characterization of the S02 Meteorite from the Jonnagiri Area, Andhra Pradesh, India. R PVS Goldshimdt Conference , 2025 2025
Unraveling the mystery of probable micrometeorite characteristics from Jonnagiri area, Kurnool dist, A.P, India PVS Raju MetMess-2025 PRL 1 (1), 24 , 2024 2024
Secondary Minerals in Bailadila Iron Ore: Implications on Mineral Beneficiation and Resource Augmentation DIPR Basant Rath, Dr Prashant Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Dr P V S Raju National Seminar on Advanced Iron Ore Beneficiation & Sustainable Low Grade … , 2024 2024
Application of EDS Based Automated Mineralogic System to Investigate Process Efficiency of a Processing Plant of Iron Ore Mine from Chhattisgarh, Central India VR Basant Rath, P. V. S. Raju, I. Panduranga Reddy, S. K. Chaurasiya Current Trends in Mineral-Based Products and Utilization of Wastes: Recent … , 2024 2024
Role of in-situ techniques in iron ore mineral beneficiation BRPVS Raju 37th International Geological Congress in Busan, Korea , 2024 2024
Gallium and REE in red mud of east coast bauxite, India R PVS Goldschimdt conference 2024 , 2024 2024
Using edge detection techniques on aeromagnetic data to delineate structures controlling orogenic gold deposits in the Sefwi granite-greenstone belt, Ghana BBDW Raju PVS. Journal of the Geological Society of India 100 (6), 936-944 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Role of Multidisciplinary Geophysical Surveys Gs in Mineral Investigations–a Cost Benefit Analysis for Gs PVS Raju, KS Kumar 2nd EAGE/Aqua Foundation Indian Near Surface Geophysics Conference … , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
V oxidation state in Fe–Ti oxides by high-energy resolution fluorescence-detected X-ray absorption spectroscopy A Bordage, E Balan, JPR de Villiers, R Cromarty, A Juhin, C Carvallo, ... Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 38, 449-458 , 2011 2011 Citations: 95
A Kaapvaal craton debate: Nucleus of an early small supercontinent or affected by an enhanced accretion event? PG Eriksson, S Banerjee, DR Nelson, MJ Rigby, O Catuneanu, S Sarkar, ... Gondwana Research( Top 10 papers by Science Direct and best amongst CSIR) 15 … , 2009 2009 Citations: 80
Petrography and geochemical behaviour of trace element, REE and precious metal signatures of sulphidic banded iron formations from the Chikkasiddavanahalli area, Chitradurga … PVS Raju Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (Top 10 papers and cited as most intresting … , 2009 2009 Citations: 37
Determination of gold in rocks, ores, and other geological materials by atomic absorption techniques SL Ramesh, PVS Raju, KV Anjaiah, R Mathur, TG Rao, B Dasaram, ... ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY 22 (1), 263-268 , 2001 2001 Citations: 36
A review of the inferred geodynamic evolution of the Dharwar craton over the ca. 3.5–2.5 Ga period, and possible implications for global tectonics1 P.V. Sunder Raju Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 51, 312-325 , 2014 2014 Citations: 32
LA-ICP-MS and potential for rare earth elements from Hutti Gold Mines and fingerprinting ore deposits PVSRaju, CraigHart, SangurmathP Journal of African Earth Sciences 114, 220-227 , 2016 2016 Citations: 29
Analysing multi-index overlay and fuzzy logic models for lode-gold prospectivity mapping in the Ahafo gold district–Southwestern Ghana B Boadi, PVS Raju, DD Wemegah Ore Geology Reviews, 105059 , 2022 2022 Citations: 28
Archean sedimentation on Dharwar Craton, India and its implications PVS Raju, R Mazumder Earth-Science Reviews 202, 102999 , 2020 2020 Citations: 27
Archean-Paleoproterozoic transition: The Indian perspective R Mazumder, S De, PVS Raju Earth-Science Reviews 188, 427-440 , 2019 2019 Citations: 21
Comparison of different extraction methods to determine gold in geological samples PVS Raju Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 65 (1), 65-68 , 2006 2006 Citations: 21
Rapid partial dissolution method in combination with AAS techniques for use in geochemical exploration V Balaram, PVS Raju, SL Ramesh, KV Anjaiah, B Dasaram, ... ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY 20, 155-160 , 1999 1999 Citations: 15
Paleoarchean surface processes and volcanism: insights from the eastern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum craton, India KS Rajat Mazumder, Trisrota Chaudhuri, Shuvabrata De, Wilfried Bauer, Muzna ... Earth Science Reviews, 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104122 , 2022 2022 Citations: 14
Ni-Cr-PGE-minerals from the Katpal chromite mine, Sukinda chromite field, Orissa PVS Raju, RKW Merkle, P Graser, A Botha, SK Mohanthy, M Classen CURRENT SCIENCE-BANGALORE- 93 (6), 851 , 2007 2007 Citations: 13
Accurate LA-ICP-MS calibration for magnetite analysis using multiple reference materials D Savard, SJ Barnes, SR Perumala Venkata Twentieth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 914 , 2010 2010 Citations: 10
XRF analysis of chromite‐rich samples—another look at powder briquettes RKW Merkle, PV Sunder Raju, M Loubser X‐Ray Spectrometry: An International Journal 37 (3), 273-279 , 2008 2008 Citations: 10
Mesoarchean terrestrial sedimentation in a continental rift setting and its provenance implications: an example from the Bisrampur Formation, Singhbhum craton, India S De, PVS Raju Earth-Science Reviews 234, 104205 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Magnetic survey for iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) and alkali calcic alteration signatures in Gadarwara, MP, India: implications on copper metallogeny PVS Raju, KS Kumar Minerals 10 (8), 671 , 2020 2020 Citations: 9
Native Platinum, Chromite and Fe-Ni sulphide in Sittampundi Anorthosite Complex PVS Raju, RKW Merkle JOURNAL-GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA 70 (4), 680 , 2007 2007 Citations: 9
Nature of Shear-zone Hosted Epigenetic Gold Mineralisation in BIF of CS Halli, Chitradurga Schist Belt, Western Dharwar Craton PVS Raju, SN Charan, DVS Rao, BU Raj, SM Naqvi JOURNAL-GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA 68 (4), 577 , 2006 2006 Citations: 9
Evolution of ~3.5-2.5 Ga basins of the Dharwar Craton ( Geological Society of London Memoirs) RajuPVS, PGEriksson Precambrian basins of India: Stratigraphic and Tectonic Context 43, 223-230 , 2015 2015 Citations: 8
RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)
REE-2., SY-2 CRMS for global use
Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration
