Introduction to Geology and the Geology of Mineral Deposits

Week

Date

Subject

Reading

1
Sep 6

Intro: Timing, Mechanics, Expectations

Introduction to Mineral Resources and Geologic Processes-1 ; [as PDF]

  • Review an Introductory Geology Text
  • CVS: Ch. 1 and 2
  • ATC: ch. 1
Sep 8

Raw Materials Movie: Gifts from the Earth

Movie Review [Div Comm Mtg]

 

2
Sep 13

Introduction to Mineral Resources and Geologic Processes-2

Images - big file

  • Same as Above
Sep 15

Geology 1: Minerals, Igneous Rocks

Mineral Images; Igneous Rock Images

 

3
Sep 20 Geology 2: Weathering, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Time
  • CVS: Ch. 1
  • MREE: ch. 1 and 2
  • ATC: ch. 1 and 2
Sep 22 Geology 3: Earth's Interior, Plate Tectonics and the Formation of Mineral Deposits
 

Mineral Resources

Week

Date

Subject

Reading

4
Sep 27 Mineral Exploration and Production
  • CVS: ch. 5 and 6
  • MREE: ch. 4 and 7
  • ATC: ch. 2 and 3
Sep 29

Energy - Now and Future

Fossil Fuels - notes from reading

First Micro Paper Due

 

5
Oct 4 Other Energy Resources - Nuclear, Geothermal, Solar, Hydroelectric, Wind
  • CVS: ch. 7
  • MREE: ch. 7 and 8
  • ATC: ch. 5
Oct 6

Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloy Metals

 

6
Oct 11

Light Nonferrous Metals (Al, Ti, Mg) - Abundance at a Price

Hand back and discuss writing assignment

  • CVS: ch. 7 and 8
  • MREE: ch. 9
  • ATC: ch. 5 and 6
Oct 13

Review to this point

 

7
Oct 18

Midterm Exam - Old Exam - Review [GSA]

  • No new reading
Oct 20 Base Metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Sn)
 

8
Oct 25

Finish Base Metals; Unconventional Mineral Deposits; Grade-Tonnage Relations; History of Copper

Historical Case Study - Lake Superior Copper

  • CVS: ch. 8 and 9
  • MREE: ch. 9, 10
  • ATC: ch. 4
Oct 27

Exam returned, discussed

Finish - Lake Superior Copper; Chemical and Industrial Metals

 

9
Nov 1 Gold, Precious Metals, and Gems
  • CVS: ch. 9
  • MREE: ch. 11, 12
  • ATC: ch. 4
Nov 3

No class today - conflict

[Div Comm Mtg]
 

10
Nov 8

Fertilizer and Chemical Industrial Minerals

Second Micro Paper Due

  • CVS: ch. 10
  • MREE: ch. 12
  • ATC: ch. 4 and 6
Nov 10 Construction and Manufacturing Industrial Minerals
 

Environmental Geochemistry

Week

Date

Subject

Reading

11
Nov 15 Cycle of Production; Water
  • CVS: ch. 4, 11
  • MREE: ch. 3
  • ATC: ch. 10
Nov 17 Environmental Geochemistry and Mineral Resources: Short; Long w/ Graphics

Environmental Geochemistry (cont...) and Mineral Law

Week

Date

Subject

Reading

12
Nov 22

Minerals from, and the Law of, the Sea-w/ graphics

Manganese Nodule Movie

  • ATC: ch. 9 and 10
  • MREE: ch. 3 and 5
  • CVS: ch. 4
Nov 24

THANKSGIVING

Mineral Law (cont...) and Mineral Economics

Week

Date

Subject

Reading

13
Nov 29

Mineral Law and Land Access - 1

  • MREE: ch. 5 and 6
  • ATC: ch. 11-14
Dec 1

Mineral Law and Land Access - 2

Term Paper Draft Due

Mineral Economics (cont...) and Mining History, Issues, US Position, and the Future

Week

Date

Subject

Reading

14
Dec 6

Mineral Economics-Taxes

  • MREE: ch. 13
  • ATC: ch. 7 and 8
Dec 8 Mineral Economics - Cartels, Price Controls
 

15
Dec 13 Mining History; Mining Issues in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest

Term Paper Due
  • CVS: ch. 13
  • MREE: ch. 13
  • ATC: ch. 7, 8, and 15
Dec 15

The US Mineral Position in Flux; National Resource Development Strategies; Review

 

Finals Week

Week

Date

Subject

16
Dec 17

FINAL EXAM DUE