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TGB4216

Mineral Resource Management, Basic Course

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Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Oral group exam and written exam

About

About the course

Course content

An overview of the basic subjects within mineral resource management, including mine surveying, mine geology, evaluation of mineral deposits, mine design and mine planning. Preparation of thematic maps and models connected to the responsible management of mineral resources for a sustainable development. A introduction to the CAD tool Microstation and the GIS-tool ArcGIS is given.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The student will have basic knowledge on mineral resource management and the estimation of the geometry and qualimetry of mineral deposits.

Skills: The student will be able to produce simple thematic maps, and models of mineral deposits, in addition to determining the internal variations.

Learning methods and activities

The compulsory field course will be organized in week 34. There will be a few days in Trondheim followed by some days in Røros. Information will be posted in Blackboard before the beginning of the semester. Lectures and activities throughout the semester.

80% of the activities throughout the semester must be approved to get access to the exam.

The course is evaluated by a reference group or a questionnaire.

Compulsory assignments

  • Excercises
  • One-week field course

Further on evaluation

In order to pass the course, both assessments must receive a passing score. Students who have passed the course and would like to try to improve their grade will only re-take the written exam. Students who have failed the course but passed the group project will only re-take the written exam. If there is a re-sit examination, the form of assessment may be changed from written to oral examination.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Admission to the study programme Engineering Geology (MTINGGEO), Georesources and Geotechnology (MTGEORT) or Geotechnology (MTTEKGEO) is required, or approval from the person with course responsibility.

Course materials

Compendia and other handouts.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TGB4215 3.7 sp Autumn 2016
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Mining Engineering

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Geoscience

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Oral group exam and written exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Written exam
Weighting 6/10 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-12-02 Time 15:00 Duration 2 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for written exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL110 turkis sone
40 candidates
Room SL311 lyseblå sone
3 candidates
Oral group exam
Weighting 4/10 Examination aids Code D Duration 1 hours

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

Written exam
Weighting 6/10 Examination aids Code D Duration 2 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.
Oral group exam
Weighting 4/10 Examination aids Code D Duration 1 hours