G8101 Mineral resources in the world

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Prerequisites
! G8100 Economics & sources of Raw M. && ! 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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, 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
lectures, discussion on mineral komodities market, exercises - basic economic terms
Assessment methods
individual project, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2010/2011.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.