Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Definitions/Descriptions
Exploration logistics
Information management
Legal aspects
Environment and the ecosystem
2. Drilling, Sampling and Estimation of Reserves:
Design and financing of drilling program
Diamond drilling - core logging
Estimation of ore reserves Sampling optimization and assaying: Estimation practices,
geostatistical estimation guides.
Mining and Metallurgical considerations
B. Geophysics
1. Definitions and general principles applied in different geophysical methods in mineral
exploration - gravity, magnetic, electrical, seismic, radiometric, satellite remote
sensing, etc.
2. Geologic and economic considerations.
Classifications and scientific basis of
geophysical methods.
Technique of application
Specific factors governing application and
choice of geophysical methods.
Field application/data interpretation.
Economics of methods.
C. Geochemistry
1. Types of surveys.
2. Identification of primary and secondary
environments.
Primary environment deals with:
-distribution of elements in minerals and igneous
rocks.
-primary haloes and primary dispersion
-pathfinders
-geochemical provinces
-geochemical associations
Secondary environment involves:
-chemical weathering
-physical weathering
-environmental factors affecting weathering
-soil
-application of pH & Eh values
-absorption
-mobility in secondary environment
-ground water, river water, lake water and
sediments
3. Actual application of field methods for stream
sediments, soil, rocks and water and lake
sediments.
Orientation survey
Identification of primary and secondary
dispersion patterns both in regional and
detailed surveys.
Vegetation Survey - geobotany and
biogeocheistry
Analytical methods - collection and preparation
of samples for analysis
Statistical treatment of geochemical data Background values, regional variation,
correlation between elements.