The mineral resources sector encompasses many disciplines and covers endeavours ranging from mineral exploration and resource estimation to mine planning, design and operation, and mining finance. Environment protection is foremost in all these, and they all operate under strict international legislative frameworks.
The Mineral Resources Certificate provides interested candidates with exposure to the sector and is arranged in themes to suit a student’s specific area of interest.
Students in all disciplines except the Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program are eligible to participate in this certificate.
All of the courses listed below are technical courses (not CS or HSS electives). A student may take these courses, with the approval of their home department, as either a free elective or as a technical elective substitution.
A student will receive the Mineral Resources Certificate upon completion of three courses as outlined below.
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Requirements
Core Requirement:
- MIN 120H1: Insight into Mineral Engineering
Two courses from one of the following themes:
Theme 1: Mine Planning & Design
- MIN 250H1: Surface Mining
- MIN 351H1: Underground Mining
Theme 2: Mineral Resources & Economics
- MIN 301H1: Mineral Reserve & Mineral Resource Estimation
- MIN350H1: Mineral Economics
Theme 3: Mining & the Environment
- MIN 250H1: Surface Mining
- MIN 330H1: Mining Environmental Management
Theme 4: Assessment & Management of Mineral Resources
- MIN 301H1: Mineral Reserve & Mineral Resource Estimation
- MIN 330H1: Mining Environmental Management
Notes
The availability of the courses for timetable purposes, including the foundational courses, is not guaranteed; the responsibility is on the student to ensure compatibility with their timetable.
Students must secure approval from their home department before selecting any elective outside their departmental approved list.