Preface

The main content of mineral resources exploration is prospecting. Prospecting refers to the working process of using remote sensing technology, geology, geochemistry, geophysics and other methods to search for ore deposits according to the metallogenic theory and known metallogenic law of ore deposits and the geological conditions of the working area. According to the principle of gradual progress, mineral resources exploration can be divided into four stages: pre survey, general survey, detailed survey and exploration. Its tasks are to make prospective evaluation of regional mineral resources, submit deep exposure point, submit exploration point and submit deposit. The work of each stage of mineral exploration should be guided by the analysis and study of the regional metallogenic geological conditions, and the comprehensive prospecting method should be adopted according to the regional geological characteristics and local conditions, so as to achieve the goal more scientifically and economically.
  The basis of mineral exploration can also be called the prospecting basis or the criterion of prospecting, which refers to the geological basis for the formation and distribution of the deposits in a certain area. According to the basis of mineral exploration, we can distinguish the prospecting direction, predict the possible deposit types and favorable metallogenic areas under certain geological conditions, and reasonably select and use the prospecting methods. Therefore, the basis of mineral exploration is of great significance to improve the prospecting effect.
  The major of geological engineering includes two major directions: traditional engineering geology and prospecting engineering, which is indispensable for the national economic construction in China. With the development of human society and technological progress, its status is becoming more and more important, and its application field is also increasingly extensive. Geological engineering specialty is not only for the traditional geological prospecting service, but also widely used in the fields of industrial and civil buildings, major infrastructure construction, geological disaster prevention and control, and is closely related to people's production and life.

前 言

矿产资源勘查的主要内容是找矿，找矿是指运用矿床成矿理论及已知成矿规律，根据工作地区地质条件，采用遥感技术与地质学、地球化学、地球物理学等方法寻找矿床的工作过程。矿产资源勘查按照循序渐进、逐步深入的原则划分为：预查、普查、详查和勘探 4 个阶段。其任务分别是对区域矿产资源作出远景评价、提交深部揭露点、提交勘探点和提交矿床。矿产勘查各阶段的工作，都应以该区域成矿地质条件的分析研究为指导，根据区内地质特征因地制宜采用综合找矿方法，才能更科学、更经济地达到目的。
      矿产勘查依据亦可称找矿依据或找矿判据，是指在某一地区内矿床形成和分布的地质依据。根据矿产勘查依据，可以判别找矿方向，预测在一定的地质条件下可能存在的矿床类型和成矿有利地区，可以合理地选择和运用找矿方法。所以，矿产勘查依据对提高找矿效果具有非常重要的意义。
      地质工程专业包括传统的工程地质与探矿工程两个专业方向，它是我国国民经济建设不可缺少的专业。随着人类社会的发展和技术进步，其地位愈加重要，应用领域也日益广泛。地质工程专业除了为传统的地质找矿服务外，当前还广泛应用于工业与民用建筑、重大基础设施建设、地质灾害防治等领域，与人们的生产和生活密切相关。