Following the completion of this course, students are expected to successfully: (1) demonstrate a broad understanding of the characteristic features of economically important mineral deposit types, (2) demonstrate knowledge on the fundamentals of ore forming processes, (3) identify various ore minerals, alteration styles, and interpret textural relationships with respect to ore depositional processes, and ultimately (4) synthesize observational and theoretical information to generate geological models, thereby developing basic strategies during the exploration of mineral deposits.