Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Natural and Technogenic Raw Materials Resources

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-0547/02
Abbreviation	PTSZ
Course title	Natural and Technogenic Raw Materials Resources
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c.

Subject syllabus

Mineral, mineral raw material, mineral resource. Factors influencing their significance.
Mineralogical somposition of mineral deposits. Classifications of mineral deposits. Geometry of mineral deposits. Ore deposits. Industrial minerals deposits. Energy minerals deposits. Raw mineral base of the Czech Republic. Domestic mineral deposits as tourist destinations.

Literature

1) Evans A.M.: An Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact. Blackwell Science, 1997.
2) Evans A.M.: Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals: An Introduction. Blackwell Science, 1993.

Advised literature

1) Ročenky Mining Annual Review, Mining Journal, London.
2) Ročenky Mineral Commodity Summaries, U.S. Geological Survey.
3) Laznicka P.: Giant Metallic Deposits. Springer, 2010.
4) Guilbert J.M., Park C.F.: The Geology of Ore Deposits.Waveland Press, 2007.

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