Course - Genesis of Ore-Deposits - GB8106
Genesis of Ore-Deposits
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About the course
Course content
The course is dedicated to specialized studies of selected ore deposits (minerals and metals) amongst our current research projects, The student will study important ore-forming processes that form strategic ore deposits with metals and minerals that are imperative for safe and comfortable societies including raw materials for the Green Shift, communication and transport. Important ore-forming processes such as the magmatic-hydrothermal transition, flux-rich silicate melts, and magma emplacement dynamics are central concepts in the course.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: The student learns how to acquire in-depth information on a specific ore-deposit type and will learn the critical reading of scholarly articles and books describing the ore-deposit type. The student will gain insight into prospecting techniques, formation, and appearance of selected economic mineral deposits.
Skills and general competence:
The student will obtain insight in:
- Strategies for developing and implementing an ore-geological project.
- How and where to gather basic geological information and, together with fellow students, how to write a sober report that communicates the required information for investors, clients, and other decision-makers that eventually may sponsor the project.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures/colloquia (by the students), self-studies, and discussions about once a week where the topic will be the field area and the relevant ore-deposit types. Lectures are held in English if required. Mandatory fieldwork for a 7-10 days duration in a relevant area is an imperative part of the course. Currently, we are studying Sn-Cu-W deposits in Cornwall, UK, and granitic pegmatite deposits in S-Norway. Compulsory fieldwork includes a weekend. The course is evaluated by a reference group.
Compulsory assignments
- Work
- Field course report
Further on evaluation
The students are required to write a field report comprising 5000 words (group work). Additionally, the student is required to write an individual 2000 word summary in English on the state of the art based on the articles and books discussed during the course. The final individual oral exam counts 100% of the final grade and is based on questioning in the curriculum, the field report, and the summary report.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Engineering (PHIV)
Recommended previous knowledge
Course(s) in igneous petrology.
Required previous knowledge
TGB4126 Mineralogy, Basic Course or TGB4125 Mineralogy, or comparable course. The course requires admission to the PhD programme Engineering, or approval from the person with course responsibility.
Course materials
Given at the beginning of the semester.
Subject areas
- Geology of Mineral Deposits
- Resource Geology
- Geology