JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-Requisites

Mining Geology

Course Objectives

To identify minerals, rocks, ores and geological structures. To learn geological

mapping, remote Sensing

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• 1. Identify the properties of rock forming and ore forming minerals
• 2. Determine the strike and dip planar features by clinometer compass. Mine Surveying
• 3. Identify the folds, faults and unconformities
• 4. Knowledge of geology mapping
• 5. Determine the unconfined compressive strength of important rocks. g techniques and geophysical methods

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

• 1. Identification and physical properties of important rock-forming and ore-forming minerals.
• 2. Identification and distinguishing characteristics of important igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
• 3. Determination of strike and dip of planar features using brunton compass.
• 4. Study of models pertaining to folds, faults and unconformities.
• 5. Study and interpretation of Topographic Maps.
• 6. Study of Geological Maps of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & India.
• 7. Study of Geomorphologic Map of India and Tectonic Map of India.
• 8. Study of Seismotectonic Atlas of India.
• 9. Vertical Electrical Sounding Survey to determine depth to water table & bed rock.
• 10. Determination of strike and dip of the deposits.