Materials Resources

The course and practices are concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and/or industrial purposes.
Basic geological processes will be reviewed. Industrial production of these materials will be described.
These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals, construction-grade stone, petroleum minerals, coal, and water. The techniques employed by earth science disciplines (such as geochemistry, mineralogy, geophysics, and structural geology) might all be used to understand, describe, and exploit such deposites.
The discpline is usually nicknamed economic geology and is primarily practiced by geologists. However it is of prime interest to investment bankers, stock analysts and other professions such as engineers, environmental scientists, and conservationists because of the far-reaching impact that extractive industries have on society, the economy, and the environment.
(source in parts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_geology)

Understanding basic geological, exploitation and production processes and relate them to global economy.

The colloquium will be checked for completeness, quality of presentation, fluent language and correct scientific concepts and techniques (e.g. citation, multiple scientific not public sources etc.) . General grades will be given.

bachelor thesis

Kesler, Stepen F. & Simon Adam C., Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment (2nd edition), 2015, 434 pp, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-07491-0 (hardback),
£49.99
Pohl, Walter L. Economic Geology Principles and Practice
1. Edition - April 2011 51.90 Euro 2011. 680 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4443-3663-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-3663-4 - John Wiley & Sons

Dill, H.G., 2010. The "chessboard" classification scheme of mineral deposits: Mineralogy and geology from aluminum to zirconium. Earth-Science Reviews, 100(1-4): 1-420, doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.10.011.

1st teaching week: Introduction to Course and Structure, Economic Geology concepts, exercise on natural resources use
2nd teaching week: Most needed resource (based on mass use)
3rd teaching week: 2nd most needed resource
4th teaching week: 3rd most needed resource....
5th teaching week: 2 times in week 5-12: exercise on resources of information for natural materials economics and geology
6th teaching week: once in week 7-10: exercise: fassade stones
7th teaching week: continuation most needed resources
8th teaching week: continuation most needed resources
9th teaching week: continuation most needed resources
10th teaching week: continuation most needed resources
11th teaching week: continuation most needed resources
12th teaching week: continuation most needed resources
13th teaching week: Kolloquium Part 1
14th teaching week: Kolloquium Part 2