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Essential of Minerals Economics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 545-0183/01
Abbreviation ZSP
Course title Essential of Minerals Economics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Vaněk, Ph.D.

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.

E-learning

Continuous review of tasks in the exercises. The course will be terminated with a written/oral exam.he study of recommended literature.

Literature

BULLOCK, Richard L. a Scott MERNITZ, ed. Mineral property evaluation: handbook for feasibility studies and due diligence. Englewood, Colorado: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, [2018]. ISBN 978-0-87335-445-5 .
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. EU principles for sustainable raw materials.Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, [2021].ISBN 978-9-27642-145-0 .
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. European innovation partnership on raw materials : annual monitoring report 2020.Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, [2021].ISBN 978-9-27645-212-6 .
RUNGE, Ian Charles. Mining economics and strategy. Littleton: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1998. ISBN 0-87335-165-7.

Advised literature

EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Development of a guidance document on best practices in the extractive waste management plans : circular economy action.Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, [2019].ISBN 978-9-27600-037-2 .
FEČKO, Peter, ed. Mineral raw materials and mining activity of the 21st century: November 25-27, 2003, VŠB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic. Part I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, [2003]. ISBN 80-248-0246-5.
FIZAINE, Floriant. Mineral Resources Economy 1 : Context and Issues. 1st ed.Wiley-ISTE, [2021].pp. 272.ISBN 978-1-11985-084-7 .
TILTON, John E. a Juan Ignacio GUZMÁN. Mineral economics and policy. New York: RFF Press Routledge, 2016. ISBN 978-1-317-55877-4 .