G8101k Mineral resources in the world

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
! G8101 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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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.
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
    required literature
  • Kesler S.E. (1994): Mineral resources, economics and the environment. Macmillan-Maxwell.
    recommended literature
  • Manuel Bustillo Revuelta (2018): Mineral Resources. From Exploration to Sustainability Assessment. Springer International Publishing, 653 str.
  • Vaněček M. (ed.)(1995): Nerostné suroviny světa. Rudy a nerudy. - Academia Praha.
    not specified
  • 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/written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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: V podzimním semestru.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Dle plánu distanční výuky.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Cílem kurzu je vysvětlit základní ekonomické vazby mezi surovinou, jejími zasobami, cenami, vyhledáváním a průzkumem ložisek a dalšími faktory. Podstatnou část kurzu zaujímá prezentace zákonitostí v distribuci ložisek surovin a geologie jejich hlavních zdrojů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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