economic geology

American  

noun

1. the branch of geology dealing with the location and exploitation of industrial materials obtained from the earth.

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economic geology British  

noun

1. the study of how geological deposits can be used as economic resources

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Etymology

Origin of economic geology

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Daniel Weru Ichang'i, a retired economic geology professor at the University of Nairobi, said Kenya had a long way to go, especially in gathering reliable data on its resources.

From Barron's

That spending has already enabled hundreds of survey flights, and it is opening a golden age for economic geology.

From Science Magazine

The crater, which is in the country's Free State Province, has been known for over 100 years, according to Dr. Matthew Huber, senior lecturer in economic geology at the University of the Free State.

From Fox News

She chose where to do her Ph.D. in economic geology — Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada — by finding out where you would end up at if you stuck a pin straight through the globe from Perth.

From New York Times

School of Mines is one of four in the nation to offer mining engineering, metallurgical engineering and economic geology.

From Washington Times