Duration
15h Th, 30h Proj., 2d FW
Number of credits
| Master MSc. in Geological and Mining Engineering, professional focus in geometallurgy (EMERALD) (Erasmus mundus) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Industrial representatives from the mining and recycling sector 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
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- To be aware of the importance of the legal, social and environmental aspects of mine exploitation
- 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
- To question the social and environmental impact of mining and recycling in different socio-economic environments
- To reflect upon the role of low-tech in mining and recycling
- To consider long term sustainability of resources engineering activities
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
none
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive seminars and workshops with professionals.
Open debate on questions such as environmental impact, law, ethics, etc.
Supervision of a joint progress report.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Attendance to the seminars is obligatory (any absence must be duly justified)
Recommended or required readings
Documents and reports from companies provided by the invited experts.
Groups of students are formed to analyze a real case (mining or recycling) on the aspects covered by the seminars. The real case (ex. ore deposit) may be transferred to a hypothetical region of the world where social, technical and environmental constraints are extremely challenging.
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.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Friday AM and/or PM
Contacts
Rosalia Fiorentino emerald@uliege.be
Mrs Marina CABIDOCHE
Teaching & Research assistant
GeMMe
Sart Tilman B52
e-mail : mcabidoche@uliege.be