Geology

Academic Staff

June 15, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
Ameer Hayder Khalid
Ameer Hayder Khalid (Master) Member of department
Lecturer
Lecturer in Economic and Industrial Geology

Geology
College of Science
University of Duhok
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  • 2006 MSc in Economic and Industrial Geology, University of Mosul, Iraq.
  • 1998 - 1999 BSc in Geology, University of Mosul, Iraq.

ourses taught include: Industrial Geology, Ore Geology, Geology and Technology of Carbonate Rocks, Geochemistry, Geological Exploration, Mineralogy, Physical Geology, and Mining Geology

▪ Participating in scientific conferences (attending/presenting).

▪ Peer-reviewing research papers.

▪ Participating in departmental committees.

▪ Writing or contributing to academic publications.

▪ Providing specialized geological consulting to private-sector companies and industrial projects, with an emphasis on the exploration, evaluation, and sustainable development of industrial rocks and minerals.

▪ Oversight of quarry operations and guidance on raw material selection, site assessment, and resource management best practices.

▪ Coordinator of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)–Iraq Section.

Research

  1. Khalid, Ameer Hayder and Thanoon, Thanoon Abdul Rahman (2010): Study of Silica Occurrence in the Raw Materials of Hammam Al Alil Cement Plant. Iraqi National Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 33 - 46.
  2. Khalid, Ameer Hayder and Thanoon, Thanoon Abdul Rahman (2010): Assessment of Limestone in Tweba Area / NW Iraq for Portland Cement Manufacturing. Proceedings of the 11th Arab Conference for Mineral Resources. Tripoli, Libya, pp.213 - 221.
  3. Khalid, Ameer Hayder and Al Qassab, Ali Salim (2021): Assessment of Gypsum and Limestone Rocks from Fat’ha formation (M. Miocene) for Making Wallboard in the Makhmur Area Northern Iraq. Journal of University of Duhok (Pure and Engineering Sciences), Volume 24, Number 1, pp. 79 - 87.
  4. Khalid, Ameer Hayder (2021): Evaluation of the Rocks of the Pila Spi Formation of Duhok Anticline for Building Stones, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Science Journal of University of Zakho (SJUOZ), Vol.9, N o.4, pp.163 - 170.

▪ Assessment and characterization of mineral resources for construction materials, brick production, plaster, aggregates, ceramics, cement, glass, and metallurgical applications.

▪ Study of metallic ore deposits.

▪ Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) related to mining, quarrying, and industrial mineral extraction.

Graduation research projects for fourth-year students.