Introduction to Mineral Exploration

About this course

Build a practical foundation in mineral exploration by connecting geological maps, mineral systems, geochemical anomalies and drilling results with responsible target recommendations.

This foundation course is part of the Mineral Exploration & Earth Resources school. Delivery: Self-Paced. Estimated study time: 10 h.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — Why We Explore and How Exploration Works
• Module 2 — Rocks, Minerals and the Geological Map
• Module 3 — How Ore Deposits Form: Mineral Systems
• Module 4 — Finding Anomalies: Geochemistry and Its Look-alikes
• Module 5 — From Soils to Drill Holes: What Drilling Tells
• Module 6 — From Results to Value and Responsibility

Applied learning

• Case Study — Tressock: Fifty Years Under the Sandstone
• Lab 1 — Read Pennard's Geology
• Lab 2 — Find Stream-Sediment Anomalies
• Lab 3 — Report a Drilling Result
• Capstone — A Target Recommendation for the Hollin Granite

Who this course is for

Student / Beginner; GIS / Remote Sensing Professional; Researcher

Prerequisites

No prerequisite course is listed in the academy catalog.

Course details

• Course code: NE-MIN-101
• Level: Foundation
• Estimated duration: 10 h
• Delivery: Self-Paced

Course materials are in pilot review.