# ProspectPulse Geochemical Anomaly API

> ProspectPulse Geochemical Anomaly API is a paid API for AI agents from prospectpulse-pi.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Queries the USGS National Geochemical Database and applies AI interpretation to identify element anomalies, pathfinder suites, and deposit-type signatures for any geographic region.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://prospectpulse-pi.vercel.app/api/prospect/geochemical-anomaly
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/prospectpulse-geochemical-anomaly-api-60d6be76
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jBhV4Pc2amHelTrUf9srP

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability prospectpulse-geochemical-anomaly-api-60d6be76
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the USGS geochemical anomaly data for the Battle Mountain district in Nevada and tell me what element anomalies and pathfinder suites show up, and whether the signatures look more like Carlin-type gold or porphyry copper?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs geochemical evidence to rank or screen exploration targets, identify what deposit types may be present in a region, or build a preliminary exploration thesis backed by USGS data. Ideal for early-stage greenfield exploration or due diligence on a new claim block where geochemical context is needed before committing to field work.

## Known failure modes

- Region has insufficient USGS geochemical coverage — returns empty or low-confidence results
- Coordinates fall outside USGS National Geochemical Database spatial extent — returns error
- Ambiguous or overly broad region query — returns noisy or uninterpretable anomaly data
- Payment not confirmed — returns 402 Payment Required
- Invalid region parameters — returns 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Global mineral and resource exploration intelligence. USGS MRDS deposit inventory, geochemical anomaly analysis, satellite scene availability, jurisdiction entry-risk,…

## Output

Returns a structured report including detected element anomalies above background thresholds, pathfinder element suites relevant to the region, deposit-type signatures matched against known geochemical patterns, and an AI-generated interpretation summarizing exploration implications for the queried area.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lat": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Latitude (decimal degrees) | 40.2 | 33.5 | -23.1"
      },
      "lon": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Longitude (decimal degrees) | -116.8 | -111.2 | 119.5"
      },
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response language (ISO 639-1) | en | es | fr | pt | ru | zh"
      },
      "region": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Named region or area | Carlin Trend Nevada | Basin and Range Arizona | Western Nevada | Mojave Desert"
      },
      "elements": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Comma-separated elements to query | Au,As,Sb | Cu,Mo,Au | Ni,Co,Cr | Li,Cs,Rb | Zn,Pb,Ag"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "area": "Carlin Trend region, Nevada",
  "elements_analyzed": [
   {
    "symbol": "As",
    "element": "Arsenic",
    "anomaly_strength": "STRONG",
    "exploration_significance": "Classic Carlin-type pathfinder — co-zonal with gold"
   }
  ],
  "deposit_type_vectors": [
   {
    "probability": "HIGH",
    "deposit_type": "Carlin-type gold",
    "supporting_evidence": "Strong As-Sb-Hg-Tl suite consistent with Carlin systems"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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