Geo 386E - Economic Geology

Fall Semester 2005

This site is designed to introduce a graduate course on Economic Geology to prospective students at the University of Texas at Austin and to provide information of interest to current students. GEO 386E is a survey course on the general geologic, engineering, and economic features that are important to the discovery, production, and reclamation of commercial concentrations of non-hydrocarbon mineral resources. 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. Plans are being developed for a intrasemester field trip that will provide an opportunity to examine firsthand the geology, exploration, processing, and environmental issues related to minerals extraction.

Richard Kyle developed this course and has taught it since 1980 (formerly as Geology 391 -- Economic Geology). Tom Serenko brings a world of diverse experiences with global mineral resource exploration, evaluation, and management. The course content, and the nature of this website, is constantly being revised; if you have any questions or comments about the course, you may reach me at rkyle@mail.utexas.edu.

To make navigation easy, reduce load time, and allow for future expansion, this website has been subdivided by topic. Please click on the topic of interest. For example, if you would like to read the course syllabus, click on the syllabus name or malachite-azurite button.

Introduction - course objectives and philosophy
Syllabus - lecture and lab schedule
Mining Terms - glossary of mining-related terminology
Sources Sources - selected general references on economic geology
Related Sites - additional sites on economic geology