Economic Geology

As we know that Economic geology is the study of the formation and extraction of earth
materials that have some economic potential in society. Economic potential means that they
are materials that are currently valuable or may potentially be valuable in the future. These
economically valuable materials are generally called mineral resources and include minerals
and ore deposits. Ore deposits are just useful rocks that are mined for a profit, such as gold
and copper. Oil and gas are also commonly referred to as mineral resources, despite the fact
that they are not actually minerals.

Students should know about the origin, occurrence, uses of each economic mineral. Students
should be well aware about the fact that the earth's population is currently over seven billion
people and growing. More people means that we need more natural resources. As the
population grows, we are facing many important questions. How long will our oil reserves
last? Are there new ore bodies that we haven't discovered yet? Can we find new mineral
resources deeper in the earth?

If we talk about the practical sessions will endeavor to follow the class content closely, and
students will be expected to familiarize themselves with microscopic and macroscopic
properties of important economic minerals ore. The overall aim of this subject is to provide
students with a comprehensive introduction into the scientific (and to a limited extent;
economic) study of economic geology. By the end of this subject, students are expected to
have: An understanding of the socio-economic drivers for mining and exploration activities,
Detailed knowledge, and the ability to interpret the strength, of the various economic
minerals; with emphasis on the mineralogy, geology and geochemical controls on these
minerals formation, an understanding of the roles of a geologist in the mining and exploration
industries.