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Socio-Environmental Aspects of Mining - MINE3910
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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 the future mining engineer with a comprehensive and practical understanding of the socio-environmental impacts both positive and negative that mining may have on society.

On completion of the course, the student should be capable of demonstrating an understanding of:

Legal & political context of mining in Australia.
Principles of Sustainable Development.
Company-based initiatives in environmental management.
State of the art techniques in environmental management of mine sites.
Major issues associated with social/community impacts of mining in Australia and internationally.


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