PřF:G8101 Mineral resources in the world - Course Information

G8101 Mineral resources in the world

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Mikysek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
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

Thu 13:00–14:50 Gp,02006, Thu 15:00–15:50 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 36 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/36, only registered: 0/36, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/36

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. viii, 472. ISBN 0-13-917155-X. 2002. info

Teaching methods

lectures, discussion on mineral komodities market, exercises - basic economic terms

Assessment methods

individual project, oral/written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• G7081 Regional Geology of the World

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2014/2015.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G8101k Mineral resources in the world
  !G8101  

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