Syllabus - GEOLOGY – I (MI305)

Importance of Geology in Mining

Mineralogy Minerals – definition, formation and occurrences. Identification – physical, chemical and optical. Classification of minerals. Crystallography Scope, crystal systems. Polymorphism and isomorphism.

Economic Geology

Ores and gangue – genesis, classification, distribution in India and geological occurrences. Uses of important metallic and non-metallic minerals. Atomic mineral resources of India – genesis and occurrence.

Structural Geology

Stratified rocks and their structures. Attitude of strata. Outcrop and incrop. Folds – genesis, classification, identification in field, impact on landscape, mineral deposits, mining and tunnelling. Faults – mechanism of faulting, classification, impact of faulting on topography, significance of faults in mining engineering and tunnelling. Joints – definition and characteristics, classification, occurrence of joints in igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Engineering considerations and treatments.

Prospecting and Exploration

Geological guides for prospecting of mineral deposits. Introduction to different methods of prospecting for mineral deposits – geological, geophysical, geochemical, geobotanical, aerial photography and remote sensing. Exploratory drilling methods. Trenching and pitting. Sampling grids. Drill hole logging. Deviation of drill holes and drill hole surveying. Directional drilling. Reserve Estimation Selection of methods, merits and demerits, applicability.