Exploration and Resource Development 2: Geophysics

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
EART 6006
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Course ID
203462
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
2
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to geophysical surveying for resource exploration and development, from regional to mine site scales. 

  • Potential Fields 
  • Electrical & Electromagnetic Surveying 
  • Passive & Active Seismology 
  • Hands-on Field Surveying 

Course learning outcomes

  • Design geophysical survey acquisition plans that target resource exploration and development objectives at regional to mine site scales
  • Process and/or transform raw geophysical survey data into regularised, interpretable form
  • Interpret processed or regularised geophysical survey datasets to reveal underlying geological rock type architecture or resource development phenomena
  • Simulate the geophysical response of idealised or interpreted geological model architectures
  • Plan geophysical monitoring strategies under resource development scenarios based on baseline geophysical survey data
  • Characterise resource model uncertainty determined from a variety of geophysical survey datasets

Assessment

Multiple Choice Questions, Multiple Choice Questions, Multiple Choice Questions, Multiple Choice Questions, Multiple Choice Questions, Skills Demonstration, Problem Solving Task, Problem Solving Task, Report

Degree list
The following degrees include this course