12580 (v.4) Socio-Environmental Aspects of Mining 531
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Unit references, texts and outcomes
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| Area: | Department of Mining Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.5 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Fieldwork: | 1 x 8 Hours Once-only |
| Syllabus: | This unit provides the future mining engineer with a comprehensive and practical understanding of the socio-environment impacts both positive and negative that mining has on society. Topics include: product stewardship, legislative and regulatory framework. Voluntary codes, EIA, EMS, Environmental auditing, Environmental risk management and best practice environmental management, BPE techniques: exploration, noise, water, dust, lighting, tailings and air. Small scale mining, rehab and closure. Social community engagement, developing countries and Indigenous issues. |
| Field of Education: | 030303 Mining Engineering |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2011 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
