COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOCHEMISTRY IN MINERAL EXPLORATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 5068 GEOCHEMISTRY IN MINERAL EXPLORATIONS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TOLGA OYMAN

Offered to

Economic Geology
Economic Geology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give ability of design an exploration program and management device of such kind of exploration project.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to apply advanced geochemical methods in mineral exploration
2   To know the behavior of elements in magma
3   To know the behavior of elements in atmospheric conditions.
4   To design exploration programs for different types of mineralization
5   To know the principals of the geochemical methods using in mineral exploration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Classification of ore deposits. Major controls in ore forming systems.
2 Geochemical methods using in mineral exploration. The role of geochemistry in mineral exploration.
3 Behaviour of elements in melt. Partial melting. Compatable and incompatable elements.
4 Mobility of elements in surface in atmospheric conditions.
5 Path finder elements for different types of mineralization.
6 Factors in designing of a geochemicel exploration program.
7 Geochemical data set: Methods in rock sample collection.
8 Methods of geochemical sampling: Soil sampling.
9 Methods of geochemical sampling: Stream sediment sampling.
10 Methods of geochemical sampling: Water and plant sampling.
11 Methods of geochemical sampling: Soil Gas sampling.
12 Chemical methods for analyse organic, inorganic solid and liquid materials
13 Geochemical anomaly.
14 Preparetion of geochemical maps and their meaning.

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits, Hubert Lloyd, John Wiley & Sons, 1992, 992 pp.
2) Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration and Mining, Roger Marjoribanks, Springer, 2010.
3) Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, Harpers Geoscience series, Herbert Edwin Hawkes, John Stuart Webb, Carey Croneis (Editor).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures are given in interactive methods. The group visit some labs to apply geochemical analyse methods.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Tolga OYMAN

Geological Engineering Department

Tel: 17334-17300

Office Hours

Friday 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.245412233515523
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LO.413352535512553
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