Methods of Prospecting of Mineral Resources
| Title | Μέθοδοι Αναζήτησης και Εντοπισμού Ορυκτών Πρώτων Υλών / Methods of Prospecting of Mineral Resources |
| Code | GMOM105E |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Michail Vavelidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001951 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600107698
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600107698
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students are expected to learn about:
• the mineral raw materials which are useful in industry and in the construction of high technology products
• the matters relating to the prediction, exploration, evaluation, extraction, exploitation and distribution of the mineral wealth of a country
• the methods and the stages of exploration of ore deposits
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
Course Content (Syllabus)
Mineral resources. Methods and stages of the mineral deposits exploration and research. Geological methods of ore deposits exploration. Geochemical methods for exploration of mineral resources. Geochemical anomalies. Stable isotopes in ore-forming hydrothermal systems (O, H, C, S). Using fluid inclusion data in mineral exploration. Uses of seismic, gravitational, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic methods to measure the physical properties of rocks, and in particular to detect the measurable physical differences between rocks that contain ore deposits.
Keywords
Mineral resources. Geological, geochemical and geophysical exploration methods.
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Lectures are conducted with the use of computers and software.
The communication with the students is achieved via e-mail and facebook.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
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| Lectures | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
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Student Assessment
Description
Quality management system of the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1) Commission Of The European Communities (2008). Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: The raw materials initiative - meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe. Brussels, 4.11.2008.
2)Yπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος Ενέργειας & Κλιματικής Αλλαγής (2011). Εθνική Πολιτική της Χώρας για την Αξιοποίηση του Ορυκτού Πλούτου.
3) Barnes J.W. (1995). Ores and Minerals. Introducing Economic geology. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. 181 p.
4) Solovov A.P. (1987). Geochemical prospecting. Mr Publishers, Moscow. 287 p.
5) Rose A.W., Hawkes H.E., Webb J.S. (1979). Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration. Academic Press, london. 657 p.
6) Wellmer F-W. (1986). Economic evaluations in exploration. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 163 p.
7) Evans A.M. (1995). Introduction to Mineral Exploration. Blackwell Science, Oxford. 220 p.
8) Levinson A.A., Bradshaw P.M., Thompson I. (1987). Practical problems in exploration geochemistry. Applied Publishing Ltd, Wilmete, Illinois. 269 p.
9) Fleitcher W.K., Hoffman S.J., Mehrtens M.B., Sinclair A.J., Thomson I. (1986). Exploration geochemistry: Design and interpetation of soil surveys. Reviews in Economic Geology, vol 3, 180 p.
10)Swennena R., Van der Sluysb J. (1998). Zn, Pb, Cu and As distribution patterns in overbank and medium-order stream sediment samples: their use in exploration and environmental geochemistry. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 65, 27–45.
11) Demetriades A. (2008). Overbank sediment sampling in Greece: a contribution to the evaluation of methods for the ‘Global Geochemical Baselines’ mapping project. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 8, 229-239.
12) Wellmer F.-W., Becker-Platen J. (2002). Sustainable development and the exploitation of mineral and energy resources: a review. International Journal of Earth Sciences 91, 723-745.
13) Chapman R.J., Mortensenb J.K. (2006). Application of microchemical characterization of placer gold grains to exploration for epithermal gold mineralization in regions of poor exposure. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 91, 1–26.
14) Wellmer F-W, Becker-Platen JD (2001). Global nonfuel mineral resources and sustainability. In: Briskey JA, Schulz KJ (eds)Proc 31st International Geological Congress Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resource Assessment, and their Role in Sustainable Development. US Geological Survey Circula
15) McCuaig T.C., Hronsky J.M.A. (2000). The current status and future of the interface between the exploration industry and economic geology research. In: Hagemann, S.G., Brown, P.E. (Eds.), Gold in 2000. Reviews in Economic Geology, vol. 13, pp. 553–559.
Last Update
15-05-2014
