GEOL338-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus)

Engineering and Mining Geology

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 8 October 2006

Description

Principles and practices of engineering geology and hydrogeology together with geological aspects of mining and exploration.

This course provides an introduction to the fields of engineering and mining geology. Topics relating to mining geology include exploration methods for ore deposits, mine feasibility studies, mining and ore processing techniques, and environmental management requirements. The engineering geology component includes site investigation methods, an introduction to rock and soil properties, aspects of engineering construction practice, and elementary slope stability analysis. The course is structured to integrate both the lecture and laboratory material, and an optional weekend field trip will be included to further demonstrate the applied nature of the subject.

Prerequisites

GEOL233 plus 11 additional points from GEOL232-GEOL236

Timetable Note

Laboratories will be held in Level 3 Laboratory (Room 217, Geological Sciences)

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

David Bell

Lecturers

Jocelyn Campbell and Jarg Pettinga

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Rock mechanics exercises 18 Aug 2006 25%
Site investigation exercise 26 Sep 2006 15%
Mining geotechnics exercise 10 Oct 2006 10%
Final Examination 50%

Course links

Library portal

Notes

Relationship of GEOL338 to other courses
The only entry requirement for GEOL338 is satisfactory completion of 22 points at Stage 2 chosen from GEOL232-236. GEOL338 is considered essential for those students intending to proceed to the postgraduate programme in Engineering Geology, and is also recommended for those students interested in applied geology within the 400 level Geology or Environmental Science programmes. The GEOL338 course does not provide a full overview of mining geology techniques such as ore reserves computation, but there is a significant component of exploration geochemistry and geophysics in GEOL337 which is complementary. There is no opportunity to pursue further studies in the mineral exploration or mining geology fields at 400 level (except indirectly through GEOL483 Coal Geology), although courses dealing with mine rehabilitation and wastewater treatment are available on an interdisciplinary basis. Significant rock mechanics research is being conducted into both underground and surface mine design within the postgraduate Engineering Geology programme, and is dealt with partly in ENGE 474.

Field Trip
Subject to sufficient student interest (ie a minimum of one van-load) a voluntary weekend field trip will be held on 9 and 10 September 2006 to civil and mining sites in Canterbury and on the West Coast, with overnight accommodation probably at the Westport Field Station. No assessment is required from this field trip, and the material covered is not directly examinable. It will, however, be extremely helpful in terms of general understanding of concepts and methods in applied geology.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $509.00

International fee $2,252.00

* 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 .

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