Geol.814 GOLD EXPLORATION AND EVLUATION (2 C.H)
Nature and history of gold, geology of gold ore deposits, gold mineralogy, placer gold deposits, epithermal and hydrothermal gold deposits, gold deposition in the weathering environment, sedimentation and detrital gold, gold exploration, laterite and alluvial gold sampling, gold enrichment process, metallurgical process and design, evaluation risk and feasibility.
Books Recommended:- Introduction to mineral exploration by Moon, C.J., Whateley, M.K.G. and Evans, A.M.,2006. Blackwell Publishing.
- Handbook of exploration geochemistry by Govett, G.J.S., 1992. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
- Handbook of gold exploration and evaluation by Macdonald, E.H., 2007. Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, England.
- Conceptual models in exploration geochemistry by Butt, C.R.M., 1980. Elsevier, Australia.
- Gravity concentration technology by Burt, R.O., 1984. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
- Panning and prospecting for beginners by Garland, H.K., 1981. Everbest Printing Co. Ltd. Hong Kong.
- The geology of gold deposits: The perspective in 1988 by Keays, R.K., Ramsay, W.E.H. and Groves, D.I., (Eds.), 1989. Economic Geology Monograph 6, Economic Geology Publishing Co.