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Mining in a Global Environment - MINE4910
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mining Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course provides students with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of working as mining engineers and managers in an international setting.

At the end of this course, the students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
  • Legal & political context of mining in an international location
  • Principles of Sustainable Development
  • Social & stakeholder impact analysis
  • Major issues associated with social/community impacts of mining internationally
  • The global impacts of mining coal, uranium, gold, copper and other significant commodities
  • Cross cultural management strategies

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