| Abstract: | The simulation game, which involves the interaction of a geological model, a set of rules, and teaching materials, is used to teach students and professional people attending refresher courses the techniques of mineral exploration. Using geochemical and geophysical measurements, including detailed borehole logs, the students plan an exploration strategy, control the exploration budget, discover the structure and geology of the area represented by the model, outline probable mineralizations, and evaluate the ore reserves. They choose the borehole locations, the type of drilling machine, and the drilling depth, taking continually into consideration the financial aspects.The model is multidisciplinary, involving stratigraphy, sedimentology, structural geology, tectonics, climatic conditions, metallogeny, mineralogy, and petrology. Certain of these characteristics are expressed as complex mathematical functions, which are solved by the program. The computer program also prints out the detailed borehole logs, controls the budget and drilling equipment, and enforces the rules of the game. |
