Ore Geology
Without metals and minerals, modern society simply would not function. Thus, the search for metals and minerals has intensified in recent years as the demand for raw materials has increased with global human population growth. Metals and minerals are natural resources that are indispensable for the sustainable development of our society.
More and more people need to share Earth’s natural resources. Understanding how and where mineral deposits form in the Earth’s crust is vital to aid the discovery of metals and ore through mineral exploration. Geological, geochemical and geophysical methods are used within mineral exploration.
Ore geology means that you learn to understand the processes that concentrate metals and minerals in the crust, you learn the methods used to find mineable deposits, and you learn to translate theory into practice. The latter is very important since ore geologists often spend a lot of time in the field, sometimes in exotic locations.
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