Bucharest Student Chapter final report - geo.edu.ro

The field-camp took place in the Zlatna mining region, which represents a complex
area both from the existing deposits point of view and the pollution problems. It is located
in Center Region of Romania, in the Alba County, in Metaliferi Mountains area. The
metalliferrous minerals represent the main opulence of this area, especially the gold-silver
and copper minerals. The metalliferrous exploitation (especially the gold exploitation)
occurred from ever since the Roman Empire`s administration, but it reached the highest
level between the years 1970-1985. However, after the year 1990, the activity of mining
exploitation from this region (Rosia Montana, Baia de Aries, Zlatna, Rosia Poieni, etc.)
began to fail. The activities of mining exploitation in Zlatna region are now closed.
Four waste dumps were chosen for study, for emphasizing the similarities and the
differences of the investigation of the two main types of metalliferous dumps: exploitation
dumps and ore processing dumps.
There were four types of <strong>geo</strong>physical surveys used: Resistivity, Ground
Penetrating Radar, Magnetic and Seismic. These were chosen because they are the most
practical <strong>geo</strong>physical near-surface applications on former mining and mining waste sites.
By the field campaign's end, the students acquired both important hands-on training
as well as multiple data sets that will greatly aid them in completing undergraduate theses.
Overall, the twinned <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> field camp proved to be a successful approach to
collaboration and it exposed many students to their first practical <strong>geo</strong>physics training. The
UB student instructors and teaching assistants had the opportunity to teach in an interesting
and sometimes challenging environment. They are now eager to participate in more similar
projects and, if possible, at bigger scale.
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