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Environmental Management for the Mining Industry - MINE8780
Science students

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mining Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Participants should gain an appreciation of:
- Global treaties, international environmental law and the role of the UN and World Bank - the big picture
- Sustainability
- Corporate responsibility
- Environmental management tools including EIA and EMS
- Best practice
- The most significant environmental management issues on mine sites
- Management of these issues.

Topics addressed are: International Perspective, Sustainable Development, Corporate Responsibility, Legislation & Regulatory Framework, Risk Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Systems & ISO 14001, EMS Case Study, Company Initiatives - corporate reporting/code for environmental management/case studies, Environmental Auditing, Mine Planning/Feasibility Studies/Documentation to Avoid Environmental Impact, Best Practice Environmental Management - an introduction, Environmental issues in mining, Management of Mine Wastes, Mine Tailings Disposal and Storage, Environmental issues in tailings management, Tailings dam incidents, Cyanide Management, Water pollution/Acid Mine Drainage and its remediation, Environmental Monitoring and sampling, Air Quality, Mineral Exploration, Quarries/extractives/industrial minerals, Small scale & placer mining, Uranium mining, Mining in developing countries - a case study, Social impact, Rehabilitation and closure.

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