Topics in Mineral Exploration and Economic Geology

Understanding of mineral economics – relationships between the economic cycles and mineral exploration, as an activity responding to the Society’s demand for metals;
Understanding of long-term trends in the demand for metals and in multiple aspects regarding the search and the discovery of mineral deposits (e.g. global exploration budget trends, commodities sought, regional trends, discovery trends);
General understanding of the major classes of mineral deposits, their geological environment, their characteristics and their formation;
General understanding of the techniques available for the search of mineral deposits.
Understanding of the aspects involved in the management of exploration projects, including regulatory and social corporate responsibility aspects.

The content of the course is of interest to:
Geology / Geoscience / Earth Science graduates and students pursuing pre- and post-graduate studies, who contemplate careers in the mineral and mining industries;
Employees of companies involved in the mineral resource sector (e.g. exploration and mining companies, geophysical companies, drilling companies, assay laboratories), both at the technical and management levels, who would like to acquire / refresh knowledge on the multiple and complex aspects that need to be considered for the proper execution of mineral exploration projects;
Government professionals involved in the development of policies and regulations for the mineral sector in Colombia and in the acquisition of background geoscientific data on the Colombian territory, who would like to understand the needs and constraints of the mineral exploration and development companies;
Potential investors who contemplate investments in exploration and mining companies;
Financial analysts interested in providing informed advice regarding investments in Mineral Exploration and Mining.

The course consists of a series of eight lectures, two hours each, for a total of 16 hours. The course is offered in the English language. There is no evaluation or test in this course.