EA5320 - 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.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Basic geological knowledge equivalent to first year level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EA2500 EA2510 EA3910 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Christa Placzek |
| Lecturer: | Assoc. Professor Zhaoshan Chang. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); practical assessment (35%); mid-term examination theory (15%); mid-term examination practical (10%). |
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