Geological characteristics of ore deposits, particularly those in Saudi Arabia. Distribution, geologic/tectonic setting, and genesis of metalliferous mineral deposits. Geometry, structure, zonation, paragenesis, and alteration patterns associated with mineral deposit classes. The Arabian Shield and associated mineral occurrences. Laboratory exercises involve characterization and classification of rock and ore mineral hand samples, study of classic mineral deposits, structural concepts of mineral occurrences, and introduction to geostatistics and deposit modeling.