Abstract
Geology is a young science, born with the first industrialization in England. A naturalist science that wrote the novel of landscapes, it has slowly evolved into a geoscience. Resource geology still requires a combination of rigorous observation and imagination.
Rooted in its methods, the geologist's profession has undergone major changes brought about by ground-breaking innovations. Observation is quantified by the multiplication of field tools and the extension of the hammer to the drone. Modelling was facilitated by unlimited access to documentary resources and increased computing power. In addition, as the first industrial contact with the environment, the resource geologist will have to broaden his or her skills to meet societal challenges. The time has come to radically change the way we train future resource geologists.
