Earth’s Resources
GEOL1007A-Geology IB-2022-SM2
Dr Ben Hayes (School of Geosciences, Wits University)
,Who am I?
oDr Ben Hayes (contact me at )
oI am an economic geologist, igneous petrologist and geochemist
oMaster of Science (Durham), PhD (Cardiff), Postdoctoral Fellow (W
and UJ), Pr. Nat. Sci. (SA)
,Earth’s Resources
oAn introduction to economic geology
oSome background on the history of mining and the mineral resourc
of the future
oThe processes that lead to the formation of mineral resources are
interconnected with the processes that form rocks
oIt is essential to understand these processes so that more mineral
resources can be found
,
GEOL1007A-Geology IB-2022-SM2
Dr Ben Hayes (School of Geosciences, Wits University)
,Who am I?
oDr Ben Hayes (contact me at )
oI am an economic geologist, igneous petrologist and geochemist
oMaster of Science (Durham), PhD (Cardiff), Postdoctoral Fellow (W
and UJ), Pr. Nat. Sci. (SA)
,Earth’s Resources
oAn introduction to economic geology
oSome background on the history of mining and the mineral resourc
of the future
oThe processes that lead to the formation of mineral resources are
interconnected with the processes that form rocks
oIt is essential to understand these processes so that more mineral
resources can be found
,