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| JFZ5310 | Advanced Mining Geophysics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Aysel ŞEREN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This elective course is designed to offer basic knowledge to students who wish to enter the mining industry as an exploration geophysicist. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | introduced historical evolution of mining geophysics and be able explain its relation to potential sources of ore bodies in earth. | 2,3,8 | | | PO - 2 : | identify different types of an geophysical exploration methods for mines. | 2,3,8 | | | PO - 3 : | describe fundamental concepts in magnetic, gravity, electrical and electromagnetic methods for assessing of ore bodies. | 2,3,8 | | | PO - 4 : | determine how minerals are investigated. | 2,3,8 | | | PO - 5 : | design a work plan in investigation areas in this course. | 2,3,8 | | | PO - 6 : | evaluate the geophysical and geological data in investigation areas (filtering, data processing)
| 2,3,8 | | | PO - 7 : | interpret and make a decision from the results for location and deposit of ore body. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to mining geophysics, potential sources of ore bodies in Turkey, fundamental concepts in magnetic, gravity, electrical and electromagnetic methods (VLF, CSAMT, TEM) , assessment of ore bodies, geophysical maps, iso-anomaly curves, profile plot representation of geophysical data, airborne magnetic and EM surveys for ore prospecting, combination of geophysical methods in ore prospecting. |
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
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