Geologia Económica de Recursos Metálicos

At the end of this curricular unit the student will have acquired knowledge, skills and competencies that allow him to:

- Identify privileged regions on metallic mineral resources (MMR) and understand its consequences on global geopolitics;

- Understand geologic processes and genetic mechanisms of mineral deposits, different metallogenesis models and its zonality effects and controls of mineralization.

- Learn techniques and methodologies used on MMR characterization and mineral exploration;

- Understand the geological and economic parameters that characterize a mineral deposit;

- Know MMR s of strategic importance to recent technologies and their world distribution;

- Identify the potential resources to explore in a region;

- Plan and develop mineral exploration projects and analyse its results;

- Participate in mining pre-feasibility studies;

Perform different functions (technical or administrative) in a mining project during its different stages.