COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORE DEPOSITS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 2044 ORE DEPOSITS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AKBULUT

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

By the conclusion of the course, students understand more specifically how to identify and classify ore deposits and collaborate with geologists during either in open pit or in underground operations.


Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Collaborate with geologists during either in open pit or in underground operations
2   Categorize the ore deposits according to different geological and geochemical criters
3   Define basicly the mineralogical features between different types of ore deposits.
4   Assess the geological controls in ore deposit environment
5   Identify the ore minerals in deposit

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, factors that determinate the feasibility of ore deposits
2 Orthomagmatic Deposits related to Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions
3 Ore deposits related to felsic to intermediate rocks; I and S type magmas, depth of emplacement, water content, ore content
4 Greisen systems, greisenisation processes, greisens related mineral deposits
5 Skarn Deposits; isochemical contact metamorphism, prograde-metasomatism and replacement, retrograde meteoric fluid influx and main metal precipitation
6 Porphyry Systems, tectonic settings, hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation, models for the formation of porphyry type Cu, Mo and W deposits
7 Epithermal deposits related to subaerial volcanism; classification, transport and deposition of precious metals, boiling, metal zoning
8 Comparative determination of Low, Intermediate and High Sulfidation Epithermal Systems
9 Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits, classification, tectonic settings, alteration and mineralisation
10 Ore deposits formed by oxidation and supergene enrichment
11 Lateritization and Lateritic Fe-Mn and Al Deposits
12 Sedimentary ore deposits; Ore deposits of lead, zinc, copper and uranium in continental or marine sediments; chemical-sedimentary Fe-Mn deposits.
13 Sedimentary ore deposits; Ore deposits of lead, zinc, copper and uranium in continental or marine sediments; chemical-sedimentary Fe-Mn deposits.
14 Selected deposits from Türkiye

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
Iç Olaylara Bağlı Maden Yatakları; Dış Olaylara Bağlı Maden Yatakları, (Gümüş, A.), 1999
Supplementary Book(s):
Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes, (Robb, L.), 2005
Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits, (Pirajno, F.), 1992

Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits, (Barnes, H.B.), 1997
Understanding Mineral Deposits (Kula C. Misra), 2000

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive presentations via power point program.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All the learning outcomes will be tested by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet AKBULUT
DEÜ Engineering Faculty Department of Geological Engineering
Email: tolga.oymaneu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 7349

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Labratory 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15345
LO.25543
LO.3354553
LO.455553
LO.5353554