This unit covers topics such as the distribution, origins and characteristics of mineral systems (gold, base metals, iron ore, alumina, mineral sands and coal), methods of exploration for them, and issues related to mining and extraction. It also covers topics in mineral resource modelling including geostatistics (variograms and kriging), wireframe modelling, block modelling, grade estimation and the JORC reporting code. -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Richard Durham
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineering; for pre-2012 courses: CIVL2121 Engineering Geology and Geomechanics or EART1105 The Dynamic Planet (formerly EART1105 Earth and Environment: Dynamic Planet) or EART1104 Introduction to Geology (formerly
