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EGBC National Exam — Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, 09-MMP-A1 General Geology and Exploration, 2018-Dec. Closed book; only a Casio or Sharp approved calculator permitted. Questions 1–4 are compulsory; a candidate then completes ONE more question chosen from Questions 5, 6 or 7.
Reference texts: Klein & Dutrow, Manual of Mineral Science, 23rd ed. (crystal systems, diagnostic physical properties, hand-specimen identification); Guilbert & Park, The Geology of Ore Deposits (genetic classification, deposit-type descriptions throughout); Evans, Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals, 3rd ed. (deposit classification, structural controls on ore); Telford, Geldart & Sheriff, Applied Geophysics, 2nd ed. (gravity, magnetic, electrical, EM and seismic methods); Rose, Hawkes & Webb, Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, 2nd ed. (sample-medium selection, dispersion patterns); Peters, Exploration and Mining Geology, 2nd ed. (drilling methods and sampling).
