COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3391 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BAYRAM KAHRAMAN

Offered to

Mining Engineering

Course Objective

As a result of the scandals experienced in reporting mineral exploration results to the public in a few countries in the past, it has come to the fore to introduce some standards and strict rules for reliable mineral resources and reserve estimations. Countries with intense mining activities have made legal arrangements in this regard. With national and international regulations such as CRIRSCO, public reporting of mineral resources and reserves is bound to specific rules.
Reporting standards; These can be defined as the set of principles and rules that must be followed to report mineral exploration results and mineral resource and reserve estimates as reliable (reflecting the actual situation), comparable, consistent and balanced. Establishing reporting standards is essential in making the right decisions for report users (policymakers, planners, investors, financiers, and financial analysts) regarding mineral exploration results and mineral resource and reserve estimates.
This course will inform the student about reliable mineral resource/reserve estimation and reporting standards. Within the scope of this course, students will have information about creating reports of international quality by standards.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The Role and Importance of Reserve/Resource Classification Systems in Mining Activities
2   International Reserve/Resource Classification Systems
3   National Reserve/Resource Classification Systems
4   Preparing Reserve/Resource Reports in Compliance with Standards
5   Mineral Exploration Results, General Between Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Relationship

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mineral Resource/Reserve Definitions
2 Development of International Mineral Resource and Reserve Reporting Standards
3 Development of National Mineral Resource and Reserve Reporting Standards
4 International Reserve/Resource Classification Systems JORC (Joint Ore Reserve Committee, Avustralya) NI 43-101 (National Instrument 43-101, Kanada)
5 International Reserve/Resource Classification Systems SAMREC (South African Reserve Committee, Güney Afrika) PERC (Pan European Reserve Committee, AB)
6 Common Standards CRIRSCO, Combined Reserves International Reporting Standards Committee, UNFC, United Nations Framework Classification For Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources.
7 National Reserve/Resource Classification Systems MTA UMREK
8 A general relationship between mineral exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves
9 A general relationship between mineral exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves
10 Database creation, data validation
11 Database analysis
12 Homework (Giving the sampling site's drilling data, digitising and creating a database will be explained.)
13 Homework presentations
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

-UMREK, 2018, Ulusal Maden Kaynak ve Rezerv Raporlama Kodu
-Özkan Y. Z., 2017, Güvenilir Maden Kaynak ve Rezerv Tahminlerine Yönelik Bir - - Asırlık Arayış: Türkiye Tecrübesi, Madencilik Türkiye Dergisi Sayı 62.
-Bumin M., Emre E., Kutluay N., Özkan Y. Z., 2007, MTA Rezerv/Kaynak Sınıflama Sisteminin Birleşmiş Milletler Sistemine Uyarlanması, MTA Özel Yayın Serisi 10.
-Mining operations and other related books and publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation + Homework + Classroom discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

25% Midterm + 25% Homework Assignments + 50% Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Bayram KAHRAMAN
bayram.kahraman@deu.edu.tr, Phone: + 09 232 301 75 21

Office Hours

Tuesday; 10:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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