Mining Engineering
Exploration and Geology
MINING & MINERALS EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY (Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology)
Magmatic and metamorphic systems, and the deposits that form within them.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Contact hours
- 30
- Level
- Intermediate
- Fee from
- On enquiry
Overview
This module takes the igneous and metamorphic half of petrology to the depth exploration requires. Magma generation, differentiation and emplacement are covered because they govern where magmatic and magmatic hydrothermal deposits form. Metamorphic facies, pressure temperature paths and reaction textures follow, since so many orebodies have been metamorphosed since they formed and the overprint has to be read backwards before the original system can be understood.
Who should attend
Exploration and mine geologists working igneous or metamorphic terrain, resource geologists, and geoscience graduates building specialist depth.
What you will be able to do
- Explain magma generation, differentiation and emplacement.
- Classify igneous rocks and interpret their textures.
- Apply metamorphic facies and grade to a terrain.
- Read a pressure temperature path from reaction textures.
- Relate magmatic and metamorphic processes to deposit styles.
How it is taught
Short input, then work, across 5 days of roughly 6 teaching hours each. Exercises run on situations delegates bring rather than on a case study written for a different organisation. Cohorts are capped so that everybody is asked something.
Available as classroom, live online, in house.
Programme outline
Day 1
Magmatic systems
- Melt generation and tectonic setting
- Differentiation, assimilation and mixing
- Emplacement, intrusive form and volcanic equivalents
Day 2
Igneous rocks
- Classification and nomenclature
- Textures and cooling history
- Geochemical discrimination in outline
Day 3
Metamorphism
- Agents: heat, pressure and fluid
- Facies and grade
- Index minerals and isograds
Day 4
Reading the record
- Reaction textures and their sequence
- Pressure temperature time paths
- Retrogression and overprinting
Day 5
Ore associations
- Magmatic sulphide and chromite deposits
- Porphyry and magmatic hydrothermal systems
- Metamorphic remobilisation of existing ore
What you leave with
- An igneous suite interpretation from real samples.
- A metamorphic grade map for a terrain.
- A deposit model linked to the host system.
Dates and fees
| Dates | Location | Format | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 30 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Kampala, Uganda | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R15,000 |
Fees are per delegate and cover tuition, all programme materials and the certificate. Travel, accommodation and visas are arranged by the delegate. Registration closes two weeks before a programme starts.
Certificate
A GATI certificate recording what was attended, issued after the programme has run and attendance has been taken. Attending at least 80 per cent of the days earns a certificate of completion; attending less earns a certificate of attendance stating exactly what was attended. Every certificate carries a code that anybody can check against GATI's own record.
It records participation. and GATI does not claim one it does not hold.