2018-2019 / GEOL1045-1

Economic and societal issues in mining and recycling

Durée

15h Th, 30h Proj., 2j T. t.

Nombre de crédits

 Master : ingénieur civil des mines et géologue, à finalité spécialisée en "geometallurgy (EMERALD)" (Erasmus mundus)5 crédits 
 Master : ingénieur civil des mines et géologue, à finalité5 crédits 

Enseignant

Eric Pirard

Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement

Langue anglaise

Organisation et évaluation

Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier

Horaire

Horaire en ligne

Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises

Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme

Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement

Industrial representatives will provide specialized seminars to introduce topics that are not traditionally covered by Academic Education. Here is an example of the subjects that have been covered in the previous years:
 

  • Bankable Feasibility study 
  • Corporate responsibility: social and environmental aspects 
  • Health and Safety in open pit mines and plants
  • Funding of Junior mining companies
  • Legislative aspects of mining exploitation
  • Mining codes and taxation issues
  • Introduction to benchmarking software
  • Introduction to financial modelling

Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement

  • To be aware of the importance of the legal, social and environmental aspects of mine exploitation
  • To know basic safety rules to follow in a processing plant environment
  • To be able to detect unsafe behavior or potentially harmful situation in a processing plant environment or a quarry
  • To review and to criticize one company commitment and achievement regarding social and environmental aspects
  • To briefly analyze one country's political and legislative policy regarding mine exploitation and their impacts

Savoirs et compétences prérequis

none

Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement

 Interactive seminars and workshops with professionals.
Open debate on questions such as environmental impact, law, ethics, etc.
Supervision of a joint progress report.

Mode d'enseignement (présentiel ; enseignement à distance)

Lectures recommandées ou obligatoires et notes de cours

Documents and reports from companies provided by the invited experts. 

Modalités d'évaluation et critères

Groups of students are formed to analyze a real case on the aspects covered by the seminars. Each student specifically focuses on one of the aspects but has to review those covered by the other members of the group. Key facts are orally defended by each student possibly questioned on any part of the joint report. Final marks are the result of the assessment of each student's contribution to the joint written report and (the oral presentation).
 
Students who failed the first examination have the opportunity to improve the chapter that he/she was responsible for in the joint report. He/she also writes a short report addressing the Bankable feasibility aspects of his or her mining project.  The final resit mark takes the new written report into account.

Stage(s)

Remarques organisationnelles

Contacts

Rosalia Fiorentino emerald@ulg.ac.be