Documentation of geological works and their impact on the environment

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Course ID:	1300-WDPGWS-GES
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Documentation of geological works and their impact on the environment
Name in Polish:	Dokumentowanie prac geologicznych oraz ich wpływ na środowisko
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot sugerowany do wyboru na II sem. I r. stud. II st. GES na spec. Gospodarka surowcami miner.
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	Basic knowledge of the geology of mineral deposits and the basis of geological and mining law.
Short description:	Lectures present a review of issues related to the methodology of mapping and documentation of geological works (operation) at the stages of prospecting and exploration of mineral deposits and mining, and evaluation of impact of prospecting and exploration activity on the natural environment. The basics of preparing geological documentation and technical reports are also discussed. The rules of environmental impact assessment of development geological and mining projects are presented. A number of notably different types of minerals that are explored by various types of techniques are provided to illustrate the problems caused by prospecting, exploration and mining activity.
Full description:	The seminar present the tasks and basic methods of geological and mining cartography, including surface mapping, profiling (mapping) of boreholes, mapping underground and open pit mines; methods of mapping illustrating the geology of the deposits and the variability of its parameters. Next, the methodology of geological operation (works) that must be properly planned is presented. The basis for their implementation is the preparation of a geological work project, i.e. a plan of activities leading to the achievement of the designated geological targets. Afterwards, the format and content of the geological documentation are discussed taking into account the requirements set out in the implementing regulations of the polish Geological and Mining Law as well as the basic methods for estimating the mineral resources. The second purpose of this seminar is to present and evaluation of impact of exploration and mining activity on the natural environment. The rules of environmental impact assessment of development projects are presented. A number of notably different types of minerals that are explored by different types of techniques are provided to illustrate the problems caused by prospecting and exploration activity. Ranges of study for the Environmental impact assessment (EIA) are presented also. The seminar is especially helpful for those wishing to work in the widely understood sector of mineral raw materials.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Kozłowski S. – Gospodarka a środowisko przyrodnicze, PWN, W-wa, 1991. Nieć M. (red.) – Metodyka dokumentowania złóż kopalin stałych. Kraków, 2012 Nieć M., - Geologia kopalniana. Warszawa, Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, 1982 Piątkowski J. – Ustalanie i dokumentowanie zasobów złóż kopalin stałych, skrypt AGH Kraków. Szamałek K. 2007 – Podstawy geologii gospodarczej i gospodarki surowcami mineralnymi. PWN Warszawa. JORC Code, 2012 – Joint Ore Reserves Committee (2012 edition). The JORC code and guidelines. Australasian code for reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves prepared by The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia. Dostępne na stronie: www.jorc.org.
Learning outcomes:	After completing the seminar, the student obtains general knowledge on: methodology of mapping outcrops on the surface and underground mine workings for the purposes of geological documentation, impact of geological activities and mining of minerals on environmental components as well as rules of procedures for assessing and reporting these impact.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Pass work (written).
Practical placement:	none

This course is not currently offered.

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