COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINING GEOSTATISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5060 MINING GEOSTATISTICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERCÜMENT YALÇIN

Offered to

Mining Operation
Mining Operation
Mining Operation

Course Objective

To give the knowledge about jeostatistics and use of jeostatistical to estimate ore reserve in mining, Ore reserve applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the distributions,
2   To explain mine reserve estimation methods,
3   To explain jeostatistical methods and its parameters,
4   To be able to do variogram analysis,
5   To explain kriging method and its parameters,
6   To estimate ore reserves of metallic and coal mines.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Theoretical distribution models
2 Ore reserve estimation methods
3 Geostatistical methods
4 Comparison of geostatistical methods
5 Variogram Analysis
6 Mid-term
7 Variogram models
8 Kriging methods
9 Planning of kriging
10 Determination of kriging parameters
11 Estimation errors
12 Geostatistical apllication
13 Geostatistical apllication
14 Geostatistical apllication

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Geostatistical Ore Reserand Estimation, M. David, Elsevier Sci. Pub., New York,1977
2. Mining Geostatistics, A.G.Journel and CH.J.Huijbregts, Academíc Press,1978
3. Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology, J. C. Davis, John Willey and Sons Inc., New York, 550 pp.
4. Application of Geostatistics to Characterization and Mine Planning. RI, U.S. Dep. of Energy, DE82 007882

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and examples in the class and computer applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 1


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be checked by the 1.th Mid-term exam,
Course outcomes 5 and 6 will be checked by the Projects,

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e.yalcin@deu.edu.tr Tel: 3017205

Office Hours

Wednesday, Hours: 8.30 11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Design Project 1 50 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1233
LO.213
LO.33
LO.434344
LO.51132
LO.654554

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