541-0255/03 – Methodology of Geological Exploration (MGP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2009/2010 | Year of cancellation | 2024/2025 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Study of the general methodological problems and issues, an overview of theoretical foundations and methodology in practice, geological survey, the student receives basic skills for solving particular tasks.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
The course is given to: main problems of geological survey, deposit basics, hydrogeological and engineering geological survey, various methods used in practice, processing of the project of geological work.
Compulsory literature:
USHAM, A. L.: Research Methodology in Geology, Maxford Books, 2013, 295 s.
JOURNEL, A., HUIJBREGTS, C.J.: Mining geostatistics. - Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1978
PETERS, W.C.: Exloration and mining geology. – Wiley and sons, N. York, 1987
WIGNALL, T.K., DEGEOFFROY, J.: Statistical models for optimizing mineral exploration. Plenum Press, N.York – London, 1987
Recommended literature:
KREITER, V.M.: Geological Prospecting and Exploration, University Press of the Pacific, 2004, 384 s.
JOURNEL, A., HUIJBREGTS, C.J.: Mining geostatistics. - Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1978.
PETERS, W.C.: Exloration and mining geology. – Wiley and sons, N. York, 1987.
WIGNALL, T.K., DEGEOFFROY, J.: Statistical models for optimizing mineral exploration. Plenum Press, N.York – London, 1987.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
exam: written and oral part
E-learning
Other requirements
The study of recommended literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Characteristics of the geological survey.
2. Theoretical basis of the geological survey.
3. Methods of geological research and survey.
4. Exploratory technical resources.
5. Prospecting methodology works.
6. Predictive assessment of the interested area.
7. Sampling of the geological objects I.
8. Sampling of the geological objects II.
9. Deposit survey.
10. Hydrogeological exploration I.
11. Hydrogeological exploration II.
12. Engineering geological exploration I.
13. Engineering geological exploration II.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction