308922 (v.1) WASM Applied Geochemistry 512

Area:

WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Other:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

308919 (v.1) WASM Geological Concepts 511
AND
308920 (v.1) WASM Resource Geology 511

Syllabus:

Geochemistry is widely used in rock and soil identification, mineral exploration, mineral deposit evaluation, metallurgy, resource estimation and environmental assessments. An introduction to basic geochemical concepts with an emphasis on regolith geology. Topics to be covered include rock geochemistry, chemical dispersion around mineral deposits, survey techniques, sampling, analysis and data interpretation.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

010703 Geology

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2					Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External