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Principles and practices of engineering geology and hydrogeology together with geological aspects of mining and exploration.
The GEOL338 course provides an overview of engineering geology and mining geology practice, and includes introductory material on rock mechanics and mining geotechnics as well as important background on environmental management of mine wastes. The course is essentially presented in two halves, as follows:• The first half of the course deals with mining geology practice and is divided into two components. Mining geology and geotechnics are addressed in the first three weeks, with an associated mine design exercise. This is followed by three weeks on environmental management in the mining industry, with emphasis on acid mine drainage remediation.• The second half of the course is about engineering geology practice, and is divided into two components also. The first three weeks deals with site investigation practice for civil engineering purposes, and the second three weeks covers case studies in civil practice as well as an introduction to rock engineering.The laboratory and field course work is designed to complement the lectures, and assessment is based around practical problems or situations. Simple computational skills are required for some laboratories.
Students who successfully complete this course will:have a basic knowledge of mining geology practice, including mining methods and related geotechnical issues.have a good understanding of the environmental impacts of mining and associated management practices.be familiar with site investigation requirements for civil engineering purposes, and have a basic knowledge of mapping and logging procedures.have an understanding of civil engineering project requirements and examples , especially basic rock mechanics and slope stability controls.
GEOL233 plus 11 additional points from GEOL232-GEOL238
Laboratories will be held in Level 3 Laboratory (Room 217, von Haast Building).
David Bell
Jarg Pettinga and Travis Horton
Bell, F. G; Engineering geology ; 2nd ed; Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.
Bell, F. G; Engineering geology and construction ; Spon Press, 2004.
Bell, F. G; Environmental geology : principles and practice ; Blackwell Science, 1998.
Hartley, John S; Drilling : tools and programme management ; Balkema, 1994.
Johnson, Robert Britten , DeGraff, Jerome V; Principles of engineering geology ; Wiley, 1988.
Moon, Charles J. , Whateley, M. K. G., Evans, Anthony M; Introduction to mineral exploration ; 2nd ed; Blackwell Pub, 2006.
Moore, T. A; Metal contaminants in New Zealand : sources, treatments, and effects on ecology and human health ; Resolutionz Press, 2005.
Smith, M. R. , Geological Society of London; Stone : building stone, rock fill and armourstone in construction ; Geological Society, 1999.
Younger, Paul L. , Banwart, Steven A., Hedin, Robert S; Mine water : hydrology, pollution, remediation ; Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
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Relationship of GEOL338 to other CoursesThe present entry requirement for GEOL338 is satisfactory completion of GEOL233 and 11 other points at Stage 2 chosen from GEOL232–236. However, with the introduction of GEOL238 Special Topic: Resource Geology in 2007, this will become a requirement for entry to GEOL338 from 2009. In the interim students not meeting the current entry requirement should discuss their situation with the Course Coordinator. GEOL338 is considered essential for those students intending to proceed to the postgraduate programme in Engineering Geology, and is also recommended for those students with other interests in applied geology. GEOL338, in combination with GEOL238 and 337, provides the basic ore geology and mineral exploration teaching at undergraduate level, and should be taken by all GEOL 300 students intending to work in the mining or exploration professions.
Domestic fee $580.00
International fee $2,637.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Geological Sciences .