COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOPHYSICAL METHODS IN MINE EXPLORATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3023 GEOPHYSICAL METHODS IN MINE EXPLORATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OYA PAMUKÇU

Offered to

Industrial Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Geological Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of the course is, at points where mining engineering and geophysical engineering intersects, is to ensure students to do knowledge communication based on project and to gain the ability to solve multidisciplinary problems, which are useful for both engineering branches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend the importance and scope of geophysical methods in mine exploration
2   To be able to constrain the solution stages of a multidisciplinary problem regarding geosciences
3   To be eble to calculate the geophysical parameters that belong to a mineral deposit
4   To be able to determine the geometry and reserve of a mineral deposit
5   To be able to define the fundamentals of mine production methods
6   To be able to understand the importance of engineering economics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Importance and use of geophysical methods in mineral exploration, parameters, projection studies
2 Brief description of geophysical methods
3 Explanation of the applied problem, details of the method and giving home assignment
4 Presentation of reserach by the students regarding the problem
5 Achievement of geophysical mehods at a mine deposit or working on digitized examples from the book of Mining Geophysics
6 Simple data processing application to formerly obtained anomalies (rounding off, trend)
7 Method of parameter estimation and modeling of the anomalies
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 By using the extension and geometric dimension of the mineral deposit, drilling studies at certain intervals and finding the grade and geomechanical properties of the deposit.
10 By using the density value obtained from the geophysical method, the calculation of ore reserve in tonnage by means of reserve estimation methods (geostatistic al methods)
11 By using the depth of mineral deposit found by the geophysical method, the production planning of the deposit either in the form of open pit or underground mine depending upon the grade and economics.
12 Brief description of underground and open pit mining methods and comparison of these two methods in terms of technology, economy and production capacity
13 Oral and written presentation of the overall project by the students and in-class discussion
14 Oral and written presentation of the overall project by the students and in-class discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

- Mining Geophysics, D.S. Parasnis, Elsevier Publications, 1966.
- Gravity-Magnetic Book (in Turkish) , Z. Akçığ ve R. Pınar, 1994, Izmir.

Supplementary Book(s):
- Underground Mining Methods (in Turkish), H. Köse, DEÜ Müh. Fak. Yayınları, 1992, Izmir.
- Mining Economics (in Turkish), H. Köse ve B. Kahraman, DEÜ Müh. Fak. Yayınları, 1992, Izmir.
- Open Pit Mining Technique (in Turkish), H. Köse, E. Yalçın, F. Şimşir, G. Konak, T. Onargan, M.S. Kızıl, DEÜ Müh. Fak. Yayınları, 2006, Izmir.
Other course material:
- Articles published in scientific journals.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecture will be conducted in the form of oral presentation, discussion, homework and exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term Exam: % 25 LO 1-2-3
Homework + presentation: % 25 LO 1-2-3-4-5-6
Final Exam: % 50 LO 1-2-3-4-5-6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Oya Pamukçu, oya.pamukcu@deu.edu.tr, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Geophysical Eng. Dept., Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca-Izmir

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Çağatay Pamukçu, cagatay.pamukcu@deu.edu.tr, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Mining Eng. Dept., Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca-Izmir

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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