• This course will introduce a series of geophysical techniques that can be applied to determine the physical characteristics of the Earth’s lithosphere, with direct application to the detection and mapping of mineral and energy resources.
• The course will cover geophysical exploration techniques commonly used in minerals and energy exploration such as gravity, magnetic, electrical, electro-magnetic and seismic surveys
• The theoretical basis of each technique, the methods of data collection, presentation and and interpretation of data will be highlighted.

• This course is for people with a basic to intermediate understanding of the principles of geophysical ore exploration techniques.
• The course will serve as a refresher and as a way to integrate their specific knowledge into the broad technical aspects of the mineral exploration.
• The course will be ideal for freshly graduated engineers, industry, government and student geologists and geophysicists

• Gravitational force  and gravitational acceleration
• Gravitational potential, Earth’s gravitational field
• Corrections and presentation of gravity data
• Regional and residual anomalies
• Interpretation of gravity anomalies

• Geomagnetic field, induced magnetism and remanent magnetism
• Field survey method and equipment
• Data processing
• Qualitative and quantitative interpretation of magnetic data

Day-2

• Basic principles of electricity
• Electrical properties of rocks
• Flow of current through ground surface
• Apparent resistivity and electrode arrangements
• VES and CST and their qualitative interpretation

• Electromagnetic spectrum and induction
• EM frequency and depth of penetration
• EM response of conductor
• Classification of EM methods and their description
• Electromagnetic data acquisition and interpretation

Induced Polarization Methods

• Basic principles 
• Types of seismic waves and their propagation characteristic 
• Seismic velocities in Earth’s materials
• Refraction and reflection seismic methods
• Field procedure, data acquisition and interpretation 
• Siesmic startigraphy

• Thermal conductivity of rocks and minerals 
• Temperature measurements
• Field surveys and Interpretation.