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Fundamentals of raw materials economics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 545-0193/02
Abbreviation ZES
Course title Fundamentals of raw materials economics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Vaněk, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Economics of raw materials in context
2. Raw material resources of the Czech Republic
3. Raw materials policy of the Czech Republic
4. Critical raw materials
5. Energy and energy concept of the Czech Republic
6. Raw material geography - energy raw materials
7. Raw material geography - non-energy raw materials
8. Circular economy
9. Commodity markets
10. Forecasting in commodity markets
11. Doing business in the commodities industry
12. Business economics and management
13. Evaluation of investment projects and their financing

E-learning

The university's electronic teaching system Moodle (lms.vsb.cz) is used for communication beyond the full-time courses. It is also possible to communicate with the teacher by phone, e-mail or in the online platform MS Teams.

Povinná literatura

BULLOCK, Richard L. a MERNITZ, Scott (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.
TILTON, John E. a GUZMÁN, Juan Ignacio. Mineral economics and policy. Online. New York: RFF Press Routledge, 2016. ISBN 978-1-317-55877-4 .
IMA Europe, 2024. Raw Material Initiatives. [online]. https://ima-europe.eu/eu-policy/industrial-policy-and-circular-economy/raw-material-initiative/
METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING THE EU LIST OF CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS. [online]. https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/2d43b7e2-66ac-11e7-b2f2-01aa75ed71a1.

Doporučená literatura

BLAS, Javier a FARCHY, Jack. World for sale: money, power and the traders who barter the earth's resources. [London]: Penguin Books, 2022. ISBN 978-1-847-94267-8.
The JORC Code : Exposure Draft. The Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC). [online]. https://www.jorc.org/code-update/
PERC Reporting Standard 2021. The Pan European Reserves and Resources Reporting Committee. [online]. https://www.jorc.org/code-update/
UNFC - A framework for enhancing resource governance and accountability. [online]. https://unece.org/sustainable-energy/sustainable-resource-management/united-nations-framework-classification.