GEOS9AC  / RM02 Master GPRE

Economy and geopolitics of mineral resources

Credits : 2 ECTS

Duration: 25 hours

Semester : S9

Person(s) in charge :

Marianne CONIN, Assistant Professor, marianne.conin@mines-nancy.univ-lorraine.fr

Keywords : economy, geopolitics, mineral raw materials

Prerequisites : knowledge of the context of the mining industry

Objective : problematic of mineral raw materials with a global geopolitical perspective

Distribution of raw materials in the world and evolving strategic reserves, new minerals;
The raw materials market;
World companies-states relations;
Ethics and respect for sustainable development;
Case studies.

Abilities: 

Levels

Description and operational verbs

Know

understand

Apply

Analyse  

Summarise

Assess

Évaluations :

• Written test

• Continuous control

• Oral report

• Project

• Written report