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Geo 341 - Mineral Resources, Society and the Environment


Spring Semester
This site is designed to introduce an upper division geology elective on mineral resources to prospective students at the University of Texas at Austin and to provide information that will be useful for current students to complete course assignments. The geologic and economic nature of commercial concentrations of metals, industrial minerals, and energy resources will be the focus of the course, including societal and environmental issues related to their production and consumption. Probable topics include natural controls on mineral resource localization, modern ore-forming systems, economic evaluation, resource extraction, environmental issues, mineral exploration, etc. As is the case for the mineral resources industries at present, the course will have a global perspective and will deal with mineral resources in many countries.

Geologic, economic, societal, and environmental issues related to the production and consumption of mineral resources. The geologic and economic nature of commercial concentrations of metals and industrial minerals will be the focus of the course. Probable topics include natural controls on mineral resource localization, modern resource-forming systems, economic evaluation, resource extraction, environmental issues, mineral exploration, etc. Lab exercises typically involve studies of selected mineral deposit types, including representative sample suites and economic evaluation. 

GEO 341 is a substantial writing component course.

If you have any questions or comments about the course, you may reach me at rkyle@mail.utexas.edu.