Economic Geology

Teaching program:

1) Ore Geology

2) Ore Mineralogy

3) Hydrothermal Geochemistry

4) Modeling Hydrothermal Systems

5) Mining Course

Economic Geology

Research Program:

1) Quantitative field studies of mineral deposits

2) Numerical modeling of hydrothermal processes

3) Experimental studies of fluids and metals

Economic Geology

Ore Geology

Objectives: basic knowledge of ore deposit types, understanding of ore-forming processes (geological, chemical and physical processes)

Economic Geology

Ore Mineralogy

Objectives: basics of reflected-light microscopy, knowledge of optical properties of most important ore (opaque) minerals, interpretation of ore mineral textures

Economic Geology

Hydrothermal Geochemistry

Objectives: general knowledge of hydrothermal geochemistry, metal transport and deposition in ore-forming systems (chemical equilibria, stable isotopes)

Economic Geology

Modeling Hydrothermal Systems

Objectives: using geochemical modeling computer software, use of geochemical modeling to understand hydrothermal processes and fluid-rock interaction

Economic Geology

Mining Course

Objectives: underground mapping of massive sulfide ore bodies in active mine, basic principles of ore resource estimation from drill core data