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Ε8221 - METHODS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION

 

Semester:

8th

Course Type:

Elective

Course Code:

Ε8221

eClass URL

Hours per Week

- Lecturing:

2

- Practical/Lab Exersices:

1

Total Hours of Fieldwork Exersice:

-

ERASMUS:

 

ECTS:

4

Teaching Units:

3

Prerequisites:

-

Expected Prior Knowlegde:

E6205
Y7204
Y4203


Course Content

Introduction, raw materials exploitability factors, definitions; Economic evaluation of mineral resources, stages of mineral exploration; Satellite Remote Sensing in mineral exploration; Aerial and in situ geophysical surveys in mineral exploration; Introduction to geochemical environments, geochemical processes of metal dispersion; Geochemical prospecting methods in mineral exploration; Statistical analysis and processing of geochemical data - Data Mining; Principles and applications of geochemical mapping in mineral exploration; Petrographic survey and methods of core logging; Mineralogical prospecting and the importance of mineralogy in the identification and evaluation of mineral resources; Geological modelling applications in mineral exploration; International Reference Codes for mineral exploration results (CRIRSCO, UNFC).


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