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Ore-forming processes and metal resources of the future
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5407-20-05-31 
Enrollment deadline: 27/04/2020
Date and time11.05.2020, at: 09:00 - 15.05.2020, at: 16:00
Regular seats20
ECTS credits2.00
Contact personAnne Marie Faldt    E-mail address: anmf@ign.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserKristoffer Szilas    E-mail address: krsz@ign.ku.dk
Written languageEnglish
Teaching languageEnglish

Aim and content
The course takes 5 days starting at 9:00 and ends at 17:00 every day, making for a workload of 40 hours. The students will have to spend 10 hours of preparation time by reading the textbook 'Ore-forming processes' by Laurence Robb. Finally, the students will write an essay for 5 hours reflecting on one aspect of the course that they think needs to be prioritized in order to secure the future supply of metals to modern societies. The total course load is therefore 55 hours or 2 ECTS.

The PhD course ‘Ore-forming processes and metal resources of the future’ is focused on the geological processes involved in the formation of both magmatic, hydrothermal, and surface-derived mineral deposits that are of economic value to modern societies. We additionally discuss the concepts of critical metal supply, circular economic and limiting factors for development of “green” technology. We begin by outlining ore mineral classifications, metal uses, global production trends and economic feedbacks. We then systematically review the main geological processes that are responsible for the concentration of economic metal resources in different geological environments, and relate these to the larger scale plate tectonic evolution over time. Finally, we discuss the environmental impacts of mining, as well as the fundamental importance of continuous metal supply for the development advanced technology and for the transition towards sustainable energy. This course is lecture-based, but requires the students to read the textbook ‘Ore-forming Processes’ in preparation. The exam form is written, and requires the students to submit an essay reflecting on one aspect of the course that needs to be prioritized in order to secure the future supply of metals to modern societies. Deadline for registration is four weeks before the course start. The venue is the Department of Geosciences, University of Copenhagen: Øster Voldgade 10.

Guest lecturer:

Professor Laurence Robb, Oxford University, UK

Teacher from UCPH-SCIENCE:

Tenure-track assistant professor Kristoffer Szilas

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