Course Summary

This course will examine the needs of society and commercial entities engaged in mineral production. Well conceived and designed mineral or solid fuel projects exercise a balance between economic prosperity, environmental health, and social equality.

At the end of the course, participants will have a good understanding of the underpinnings of sustainable development and how this concept is viewed in mining operations; they will have a good grounding in the applications of this concept to mining and the contributions that mining makes to sustainable development; and they will understand how to apply the concept at the project, mine and corporate levels.

This course qualifies as formal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity and as credit towards a Certificate in Mining Studies (CMS) from University of British Columbia (UBC).

About the Author

Dr. Dirk van Zyl, UBC Professor of Mine Life Cycle Systems... Dirk has more than 30 years experience in research, teaching and consulting in tailings and mined earth structures. His present research is in the area of the contributions that mining makes to sustainable development, as well as the application of life cycle assessment to mined earth structures.

Who Should Attend?

Mining company personnel, consultants, and members of regulatory agencies who are interested in learning about sustainable development and the applications of this concept in the mining industry.