MinE 422

Environmental Impact of Mining Activities


Description

Environmental impact of mining projects and activities. Topics include: environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes, sustainable development, mine closure, reclamation planning, social responsibility of mining, regulations, guidelines, surface subsidence, tailings disposal, erosion and acid rock drainage.
Corequisite: MIN E 413.

Learning Outcomes

Understand minings impact on the environment
Improve critical thinking skills


Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
2 1/1 0/1 2.5 31.5
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %
0 0 25 0 75

None defined

  • A knowledge base for engineering
  • Individual and team work
  • Communication skills
  • Impact of engineering on society and the environment

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Undergraduate Program(s)

2024/2025 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2023/2024 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2022/2023 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2021/2022 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2020/2021 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2019/2020 - Winter - Mining - Year 5

Sections & Respective Instructors

B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Hunter Dunn
B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Jeffery Boisvert
B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Jeffery Boisvert
B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Jeffery Boisvert
B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Jeffery Boisvert
B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Jeffery Boisvert