Mineralogy and Applied Mineral Exploration Research Group
Group Director: Dr. Mohammad Reza Ghasemi
Related Professors: Dr. Jalil Ghalamgash - Dr. Afshin Akbarpour - Dr. Mehran Heydari - Dr. Monireh Khairkhah - Dr. Hiyat Jamali
Introduction
Economic geology and mining exploration engineering is the study and investigation of some of the materials that make up the earth's crust that can have industrial and economic applications and increase and create better living conditions in human life. These materials include metallic and non-metallic minerals, decorative and ornamental stones, which are usually called deposits. Understanding how deposits are formed, as well as how they are distributed and related to other parts of the earth sciences, including petrology and tectonics and structural geology, remote sensing, geochemistry and geophysics, are among the goals of this group. Exploration of deposits has various stages from preliminary to detailed, and exploration specialists decide on the continuation of exploration at the end of each neighborhood, considering the increase or decrease in the probability of discovery and the estimated costs incurred and foreseeable. This knowledge is one of the most attractive sciences due to its connection with nature, which also has specific applications in environmental issues and geochemistry.
Tasks and Objectives of the Economic Geology and Exploration Department
- Increasing basic and specialized knowledge in the formation of deposits
- How tectonics and structural geology relate to mineralization
- How host rock geochemistry relates to mineralization
- Studies of involved fluids and isotopes to determine the age, precedence, and tardiness of mineral formation
- Management and design of exploration projects at various levels from preliminary to detailed
- Choosing the most appropriate exploration method according to the environment under study
- Optimal design of exploration operations
- Remote sensing methods (data processing, modeling, and interpretation)
- Design and optimization of exploration projects
- Sampling methods (design of sampling network and execution)
- Design of initial drilling network and optimization of supplementary drilling networks
- Geostatistical simulation of rock units and deposit grades
- Modeling and evaluation of mineral reserves and their classification
- Geometallurgical modeling (Modeling Ore Properties)
- Empowering students by implementing as many practical projects as possible
- Developing, investigating, and applying advanced and innovative methods in mining exploration, including data processing, simulation, and modeling