EA2510 - Earth Resources, Exploration and Environment

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Science and Engineering

An outline of the distribution and abundance of Earth resources in the form of metalliferous ores, industrial minerals and fossil fuels. Description of major metalliferous ore types. Elements of resource evaluation, extraction and processing in the context of national and international environmental and socio-economic considerations. Introduction to mining and exploration methods as applied to metalliferous mineral deposits including remote sensing and GIS and geophysical and geochemical techniques. Introduction to surface and environmental processes and practices in the resource industries.

Learning Outcomes

• to gain an understanding of the mechanisms by which mineral resources form;
• develop an understandign and be able to undertake basic exploration for mineral deposits;
• develop an understanding of the nature, challenges and ways of evaluating and exploiting mineral resources, and related environmental issues;
• to gain an informed perspective of global natural resources, Australia's and Queensland's resource based economics and the socio-economic impacts.

Prerequisites:	EA1110 plus at least 9 credit points level 1 AN, AR, BZ, EV, MA, MB, PH, SC, (BU1004 or BU1104) subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EA2500 EA3910 EA5320

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Christa Placzek
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor Zhaoshan Chang, Dr Christa Placzek, Dr James Daniell.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 39 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); practical assignment (35%); mid-term examination practical (15%); mid-term examination theory (10%).

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