COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINING GEOPHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3624 MINING GEOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1-Acquiring information about the information and characteristics of the ore deposits,
2   2-Acquiring information about the mining laws and regulations,
3   3- 3- Specifies the method to exploration for mineral deposits,
4   4-Reserves determine from gravity data
5   5-Ability to understand the economy of Mines

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1-Deposition types and patterns of ore deposits
2 2-Exploration techniques for ore deposits
3 3-Geophysical survey planning in mining exploration
4 4-Destructive factors of data quality (Noise)
5 5-Gravity method in mining exploration
6 6-Reserves determine from gravity data
7 7-Exploration of metallic ore deposits with the geophysical methods
8 8-Examples related with the exploration of metallic ore deposits with the geophysical methods
9 9-Exploration of non-metallic ore deposits with the geophysical methods
10 10-Examples related with the exploration of non-metallic ore deposits with the geophysical methods
11 11- Coal prospecting using geophysical methods and examples
12 12- Exploration of radioactive ore minerals and industrial raw materials
13 13-The economy of mining and overall assessment
14 14-Student Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Maden Jeofiziği Ders Notları, Prof.Dr. Ahmet ERCAN, ITÜ Maden Fakültesi,
Jeofizik Müh. Bölümü, 1998, Istanbul. Supplementary Book(s):
1- Mining Geophysics, SEG Editorial Comm., SEG, 1966 2- Kömür, E. Kural, Türk Madenciliği Vakfı, 1998
References: Published papers related with mining geophysics in scientific journals.
2- Kömür, E. Kural, Türk Madenciliği Vakfı, 1998
References: Published papers related with mining geophysics in scientific journals.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term %30 LO1,2,3
Homework Assignments %20 LO1,2,3,4,5
Final Exam %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysics, Tinaztepe Campus 35610 Buca-Izmir/ Türkiye
e-mail: mujgan.salk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 4 5 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Project Final Presentation 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.133
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.52