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| JFZ4017 | Mining Geophysics | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Aysel ŞEREN | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This elective course is designed to offer basic knowledge to students who wish to enter the mining industry as an exploration geophysicist. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | introduced historical evolution of mining geophysics and be able explain its relation to potential sources of ore bodies in earth. | 2,3,11 | | | LO - 2 : | identify different types of an geophysical exploration methods for mines. | 2,3,11 | | | LO - 3 : | describe fundamental concepts in magnetic, gravity, electrical and electromagnetic methods for assessing of ore bodies. | 2,3,11 | | | LO - 4 : | determine how minerals are investigated. | 2,3,11 | | | LO - 5 : | design a work plan in investigation areas in this course. | 2,3,11 | | | LO - 6 : | evaluate the geophysical and geological data in investigation areas (filtering, data processing) | 2,3,11 | | | LO - 7 : | interpret and make a decision from the results for location and deposit of ore body. | 2,3,11 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to mining geophysics, potential sources of ore bodies in Turkey, fundamental concepts in magnetic, gravity, electrical and electromagnetic methods (VLF, CSAMT, TEM) , assessment of ore bodies, geophysical maps, iso-anomaly curves, profile plot representation of geophysical data, airborne magnetic and EM surveys for ore prospecting, combination of geophysical methods in ore prospecting. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | A general definition and content of Mines Geophysics entry. Course content, materials to be used | | | Week 2 | Geophysical methods used in the major mining geophysics | | | Week 3 | Problem according to the type of land application method selection and evaluation programs | | | Week 4 | Those need to be considered during the purchase of land measuring | | | Week 5 | Data processing, its interpretation and report writing | | | Week 6 | Gravity and magnetic methods in mineral exploration | | | Week 7 | Electrical and electromagnetic methods to prospect | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | MTA in different places of work compiled from his prospect analysis and interpretation of the geophysical mapsu | | | Week 10 | Definition and content of industrial raw materials | | | Week 11 | Presentations of studies in the semester | | | Week 12 | Presentations of studies in the semester | | | Week 13 | Industrial raw materials and geophysical methods to investigate problems encountered solutions | | | Week 14 | Industrial raw materials, examining samples | | | Week 15 | Before the opening of the marble quarry, after opening in the determination of the direction and progress of stove use of geophysical methods | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Parasnis, D.S. 1973; Mining Geophysics, Elsevier, Amsterdam. | | | 2 | Wilson, J. 2002; Field Geophysics, Wiley. | | | |
| 1 | Society of Exploration Geophysicists' Mining Geophysics - Two Volume Set by SEG Mining Geophysics. | | | 2 | Başokur, A.T. 2003; Maden Aramalarında Elektrik ve Elektromanyetik Yöntemler, AÜ., Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 13/11/2011 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2012 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 3 | 18 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 112 |
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