PřF:G8101 Mineral resources in the world - Course Information
G8101 Mineral resources in the world
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Cempírek, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Fri 9. 10. 12:00–14:00 G2,02003, Fri 13. 11. 10:00–16:00 G2,02003, Fri 11. 12. 10:00–11:00 Gp,02006
- Prerequisites
- ! G8100 Raw Materials of the World && ! G8101k Mineral resources in the world
Basic knowledge of economy, good knowledge of all mineral forming processes, overview of geology of the world, historic and stratigraphic geology. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course presents basic overview on economic terms in the field of mineral deposits, exploration, mining, exploitation, production of raw materials, trade, consumption.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, student will understand factors affecting economics of mining, and will be able to explain rules in distribution of sources of raw materials in the world.
- Syllabus
- 1. The term of industrial mineral and industrial rock and present features of industrial raw materials. 2. Representation of particular types of raw materials in the world economy. 3. Basic categories of sources of raw materials in the world. 4. The world consumption of raw materials and its trends. 5. Life of raw materials, world reserves, its forms and categories. 6. General and particular trends in ensuring reserves and in exploration of deposits, prognoses. 7. Factors affecting of exploitation of deposits. 8. Price of raw materials and evaluation of deposits. 9. A raw material policy and its functions. 10. Energy resources. 11. Iron and ferroalloy metals. 12. Nonferrous metals. 13. Precious metals and gems. 14. Chemical industrial minerals (CaCO3, phosphates, evaporites, S, fluorite atc.). 15. Constructional and industrial minerals (for cement industry, aggregate, clays atc.).
- Literature
- Vaněček M. (ed.)(1995): Nerostné suroviny světa. Rudy a nerudy. - Academia Praha.
- Kesler S.E. (1994): Mineral resources, economics and the environment. Macmillan-Maxwell.
- CHANG, Luke L. Y. Industrial mineralogy : materials, processes, and uses. New Jersey: Upper saddle river, 2002, viii, 472. ISBN 0-13-917155-X. info
- Teaching methods
- PS 2020: lectures, discussion on mineral commodities market exercises online (credits for completed protocols) The courses G8101 and G8101k will be taught simultaneously. Recordings from the lectures will be available at is.muni.cz
- Assessment methods
- individual project, exam (PS 2020): distance or attendance form, oral exam or final written test - 60% of correct answers is needed to pass. In the case of a completely crisis situation in the autumn semester 2020, the completion of the course will be by a distance form.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2018/2019. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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