Geohazards and Earth Resources

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• The origin, distribution and geopolitics of mineral desposits and energy resources.
• The monitoring and prediction of volcanic activity.
• Primary and secondary volcanic hazards.
• Earthquake magnitude and intensity monitoring and hazard assessment.
• An appreciation of the societal consequences of geological hazards and geo- resource exploitation.
• Processes responsible for landslides and how hazards can be minimised.
• Use of websites in obtaining most recent commodity information.
• An understanding of the key processes responsible for the generation of a wide range of ore deposit types.
• Environmental toxicology of common ore elements.
• The nature, distribution and mechanisms of earthquakes and seismic waves.
• The variable role(s) of hydrothermal fluids in the genesis of a range of deposits.
• Mining strategies and the environmental impact of mining, beneficiation and smelting.

Topics on geohazards include: the nature of earthquake and tsunami hazards; the distribution and effects of volcanic activity; causes of landslides; monitoring, risk assessment and hazard zonation. The second part of the module covers the geology, economics and geopolitics of natural mineral and energy resources.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching and learning methods

Formal Lectures: will provide an introduction to the theory underlying geological hazard (earthquakes, tsunamis) and natural mineral and energy resources.

Web-based learning: will exemplify the theory and provide you with an opportunity to complete hazard zonation evaluations and obtain the most recent commodity information.

A wide range of support can be provided for those students who have further or specific learning and teaching needs.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External