Mining Geology-II Mining 4th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Mining Geology-II detail syllabus for Mining Engineering (Mining), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MN43), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to:

• To be familiar with application of geology in Mining Engineering.
• To gain knowledge of various aspects of Economic Geology &various processes of formation of Mineral Deposits.
• To know the occurrence & distribution of Minerals in India.
• To learn various methods of prospecting.

Module 1:

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Module 2:

Economic Geology & Mineral Deposits
Economic Geology: Definitions, Scope of economic geology, classification of mineral deposits – ore mineral, gangue minerals and tenor of ores. Mineral Deposits: Study of Various processes of formation of mineral deposits- Magmatic, Hydrothermal, Weathering, Sedimentation, Sublimation, Evaporation, Oxidation and Supergene enrichment and Metamorphic deposits.

Module 3:

Occurrence & Distribution of Minerals in India
Occurrence & Distribution of Minerals in India: Iron, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Chromite, Gold, Manganese, Beach sand, Diamond, Radio-active minerals- Uranium, Radium, Rubidium, Stroncium, Refractory minerals, Ceramic minerals and Building stones.

Module 4:

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Module 5:

Exploration Geology& Mining Geology
Exploration Geology: Definition, Principles of mineral exploration, stages of mineral Exploration.Prospecting: definition, types-Geological, Geophysical and geo-chemical methods. Remote sensing techniques for prospecting. Factors involved in planning and drilling in detail exploration. Core drilling and core recovery.
Mining Geology:Methods of sampling, assaying and estimation of ore reserves. Guides for location of ore deposits with particular reference to structural and stratigraphic guides. Geological field work, Methods of surface, sub-surface mapping, Interpretation and use of field data.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course students will be able to:

• The students will be able to identify, formulate and solve the problems of economic minerals.
• The students learn to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for geophysical and geochemical prospecting.

Text Books:

1. Mining Geology , Modules I & II, Mckinistry, , Asia Publication. 2nd Ed. 2005.
2. Economic Mineral Deposits, Modules III, IV &V, Bateman A.M John Wiley and sons, 2nd Ed. 1999.
3. A Text Book of Geology:- P.K.Mukharjee
4. Engineering and General Geology:- Parbin Singh

Reference Books:

1. Ore Deposits of India, Gokhale&Rao T.C., Thompson press. India, Faridabad.1999.
2. Courses in Mining Geology, Arogyaswamy, Oxford & IBH Pvt. Ltd.3rd Ed. 1999.
3. A Handbook of Economic Geology, A.K.Sen & P.K.Guha, Modern Publishers, Calcutta, 1981.
4. Geological Prospecting & Exploration by V.M.Kreiter, MIR Publishers, Moscow, 1968.
5. Geology of India & Burma by M.S.Krishna.
6. India’s Mineral Resources by S. Krishnaswamy.
7. Petroleum Geology by Levorson.

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