PřF:GI231 Methods of prospection min.dep - Course Information

GI231 Methods of prospection for mineral deposits - practical exercises

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Vojtěch Wertich, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jan Cempírek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jakub Výravský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Přemysl Pořádek (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Cempírek, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Vojtěch Wertich, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

(PROGRAM(KOS) || G5061 Economic geology I || NOW( G5061 Economic geology I ) || G5061k Economic geology I || NOW( G5061k Economic geology I )) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
The course is offered for students, who want to learn methods and practices used in prospection for mineral deposits.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG) (2)
• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG) (2)
• Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS) (2)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Principles of geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)

Course objectives

Aim of the course is to teach students how to use methods and create documentation used during the prospection for mineral deposits.

Learning outcomes

The student will be acquainted with the procedures and methodology used in the prospecting of mineral deposits.

Syllabus

• 1) Short review of geology and raw material potential of certain area (nearby Brno).
• 2) Practical exercise of soil sampling for metalometry, documentation of sampling points.
• 3) Practical exercise of panning heavy minerals concentrate from stream sediments, documentation of sampling points, mineralogical and geochemical evaluation of the concentrate (binocular loupe, XRF spectrometer).
• 4) Practical exercise of solid rocks sampling (chip sampling, channel sampling), documentation of sampling points.
• 5) Practical exercise of core logging.

Literature

recommended literature
• MARJORIBANKS, Roger W. Geological methods in mineral exploration and mining. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2010, xv, 238. ISBN 9783540743750. info

Teaching methods

Practical work of students in the field according to instructions of the lecturers. Students will be split to teams of three people.

Assessment methods

Graded credit will be given for completing protocols from each lecture.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
  
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