2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE3600 Ore Deposits and their Exploitation

10 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Dr Rob Chapman
Email: r.j.chapman@see.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

Pre-requisite qualifications

Satisfactory performance at level 2.
The module is aimed at those students who are keen to find employment within the industry.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

By the end of the module the student will be able to:
- identify the major ore forming minerals and their assemblages in hand specimens and relate textures to the ore forming processes;
- interpret images of polished sections of ore minerals (from RL and SEM) in terms of simple ore paragenesis;
- demonstrate an understanding of the most important type of deposit models for economically important metal commodities;
- evaluate current theories which concern ore deposit formation.
- critically evaluate the current hypotheses relating to a specific deposit model

Syllabus

- Identification of important ore minerals in hand specimen;
- Genetic models for economically important ore deposits including Au, Cu, Pb/Zn;
- Implications of genetic models of ore deposits for exploration.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	9	1.00	9.00
Practical	10	2.00	20.00
Private study hours			71.00
Total Contact hours			29.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

- Written tasks associated with practical sessions: 46 hours
- Research and preparation of report: 15 hours
- Preparation for seminars: 10 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Attendance at lectures and practicals
- Report submission
- Formative practical in weeks 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Practical	1,000 words	45.00
Practical	500 words	15.00
Essay	1,500 words	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Resit comprises a single piece of written work set to examine the key elements of the syllabus (3000 words)

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/04/2018

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