Department of Geology and Mineral Prospecting

Department of Geology and Mineral Prospecting have originated since 1914 for mining engineer-geologists studying for exploration activities and prospecting of mineral deposits.

Training of the highly skilled specialists

At the present time training of the specialists by the next training levels: “Bachelor”, “Specialist”, “Master” is realizing.

Course of training – “0707 Geology”, profession – “7(8).070701 Geology”

Object of specialists’ activity – exploration activities and prospecting of mineral deposits.

Economic activity category of specialists – geology and geological prospecting, mining industry and stone-working industry. After the education by profession “Geology” was received, graduating student can have next positions on enterprises: geologist, mine geologist (opencast mine geologist etc.), head of a group, head of a department, supervisor of geological survey, scientific officer and lecturer.

Professional functions of specialists:

- Field operations conducting upon district studying (mineral deposit).

- Creation of the enterprise plans and construction documents; organization and liquidation of the field works.

- Drawing up of generalized materials above results of geological works.

- Control above compliance with the methodic researches, instructions and requirements upon implementation of the geological prospecting.

- Control above compliance with the rules of an accounting and safekeeping of geological materials. - Realization of experimental-methodic and methodical works.

- Compliance with the law on environmental and subsoil protection, safety engineering, industrial sanitation and fire safety at geological prospecting.

Specialization “Assessment, examination of precious and semiprecious stones”: In time of studying at profession “Geology” specialists to be can receive knowledge, skills and knack about identification of precious and semiprecious stones diagnostic properties, implementation of the design and cut-map of stone product to be, cost estimation modeling for a finished product of precious and semiprecious stones. Also students can get knowledge about market conditions and finished product promotion on the market of precious and semiprecious stones.

Educational process

At the Department educational process is provided by highly skilled teachers, scientific officers and personnel. There are 4 Doctors of Geology (Professors), 5 Candidates of geological sciences (Associate Professors) among them. Altogether there are 17 employees, including scientific workers and service personnel.

At the disposal of the Department of Geology and Mineral Prospecting there are 3 lecture rooms for practical and theoretical studies conducting, computer class for conducting studies of mathematics and computer modeling of geologic processes, laboratory for minerals research. The last one has up-to-date microscopes for minerals and rocks diagnostic in reflected and transmitted light. Unique collections of rock and mineral samples are preserved and replenished. The same is related for the lot of preparations for microscopic investigations (thin sections, polished sections). All practical and theoretical studies at the Department of Geology and Mineral Prospecting are provided oneself by methodic aids, course books and textbooks.

Main directions of Department scientific activities:

- Geological building and forming conditions of coal-bearing formations;

- Coal-bearing;

- Qualities and properties of coals;

- Mining-geological peculiarities of coal deposits field development;

- Geological factors and conditions of garnet deposits forming;

- Geological conditions of the metasomatic formation forming within green-stone belts.

Post-graduate courses at the Department of Geology and Mineral Prospecting are open by the next professions:

- 04.00.11 – Geology of metallic and nonmetallic minerals;

- 04.00.16 – Geology of solid combustible minerals.

Contacts:

Rooms 401, 402, 403, 405

19, Karl Marx av., corp. 7

Dnipropetrovs’k, Ukraine

49000

Tel.: +38 (0562) 473352, +38 (0562) 459958