Short courses to be offered in 2013

Module 1 – Exploration Techniques

4 - 8 Feb 2013                         –         Structural Geology

11 - 15 Feb 2013                     -          Geophysics

18 – 22 Feb 2013                    -          Geochemistry

25 Feb – 1 March 2013           -          Remote Sensing

4 – 6 March 2013                    -          Drilling and drilling management

Module 2 – Magmatic Ore deposits

25 – 29 March 2013              -           Ore Microscopy

1 - 5 April 2013                     -           Magmatism and magmatic deposits

8 – 12 April 2013                  -           Ultramafic – felsic deposits

15 – 19 April 2013                -           Hydrothermal Au-Ag deposits

                                                            Epithermal AU deposits

                                                            AU-U deposits in the Witwatersrand Basin

21 April – 4 May 2013          -           Field trip component

Module 3 – Hydrothermal & Sedimentary Ore deposits

27 – 31 May 2013                  -          Kimberlites

3 – 7 June 2013                       -        Sedimentary iron-ore & manganese deposits

                                                            Stratiform & stratabound Cu-Co deposits in

                                                            Zambian-Congo Copperbelt

10 – 14 June 2013                  -         Coal deposits

                                                            Petroleum & natural gas

                                                            Geothermal energy

17 – 21 June 2013                   -        Uranium (sedimentary & magmatic)

                                                            Volcanogenis massives (VMS)

SEDEX sulphides deposits

                                                            Mississippi-Valley-type (MVT) deposits

                                                            Beach heavy mineral sands

                                                            Placer & marine diamonds

22 June – 5 July 2013            -         Field trip component

Module 4 – Project management & mineral economics

29 July – 2 Aug 2013             -           SABLE data management for exploration & mining geology

5 – 9 Aug 2013                       -           DATAMINE ore body modelling

12 - 16 Aug 2013                    -           Financial Evaluation of mineral deposits

19 – 23 Aug 2013                   -           Project management

                                                              Environmental requirements & protection

                                                             Feasibility study

The courses are all held in the Geology Department, Rhodes University.  Transport (including, to and from Ght), accommodation and meals in Grahamstown are the responsibility of the delegates.  The department can provide information in this regard.  The cost of  one short course in 2013 is R7500-00 (exempt from VAT).

For further information and bookings, please contact:

             Office administrator:   Exploration Geology (Mrs Ashley Goddard)

             Address                 :   Geology Department, Rhodes University

                                              P O Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa

             Telephone        :           046-6038310 (Local), +27-46-6038310 (International)

            Fax                  :           046-6037346(Local), +27-46-6037346(International)

            email               :           a.goddard@ru.ac.za

            URL                :           http://www.ru.ac.za/geology/explorationgeology/