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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Mineral Economics

Type of study BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 541-0262/09
Abbreviation ENS
Course title Mineral Economics
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Martin Sivek, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1 Introduction to mineral economics and the structure of the mineral economics.
2 Exploitation of the mineral deposits and mineral economics, fundamentals legislation of the exploitation of the minetral deposits.
3 Goals and strategy of the exploitation of the mineral deposits, forms of the economic assessment mineral deposits.
4 Derivation of a economicallly mineable reserves of the mineral deposits.
5 Analysis and investment assessment.
6 Investment analysis and exploitation of the minerál deposits.
7 Basic characteristic and goals of the pricing mining company property.
8 Raw material base of the state as a starting point determining its mineral policy.
9 Mineral markets and their participants and organization.
10 Mineral pricing and influences on supply of the raw materials.
11 Fundamental principles of the mineral policy.
12 International organizations and the mineral policy.
13 Energy policy and energy security of the state.
14 Czech Republic and mineral economics.

Literature

Gocht, W.R.-Zantop, H.-Eggert, R.G.: International Mineral Economics. New
York, Berlin, Heidelberg, Spring - Verlag, 1988, 271 p.

Advised literature

Runge I.C.: Mining Economics and Strategy. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and
Exploration Inc., 1998.