UNSW Handbook Course - Mine Geology

Mine Geology - GEOS3300


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
	Contact: Taylor,Geoffrey Robert
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisites: GEOL1111/GEOS1111 or GEOL5200 Excluded: GEOL3141, GEOL5300, GENS7601, GENS7602
	Offered: Semester 1 2005
	Fee Band: 2

Description

Taught in Weeks 1 - 10, this course provides an introduction to the nature and formation of mineral deposits and coal resources. It covers the geological setting, characteristics and genesis of major catergories of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources, the nature and origin of coal-bearing sequences and the relevance of geological factors to their extraction and use. There is an introduction to stereographic projection analysis in understanding slope stability. This course includes a laboratory study of hand specimens. Exploration and resource assessment methods are also described.

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