Upcoming Short Course: Valuation of Mineral Projects

By EduMine, October 26th, 2010 at 10:45 am - PERMALINK

Professor Dennis Buchanan’s short course Valuation of Mineral Projects will be held again November 3,4 and 5 in Vancouver, B.C.
The aim of the course is to develop strategic approaches for evaluating projects at the prefeasibility stage. Delegates will be provided with the training needed to establish an independent valuation of mineral projects. The course also [...]

Online Course Revised: Design and Operation of Large Waste Dumps

By EduMine, October 19th, 2010 at 10:15 am - PERMALINK

The successful online course Design and Operation of Large Waste Dumps has been revised to ensure that it continues to be as useful to EduMine subscribers as it was when it was written.
This course is based on three documents resulting from a series of studies directed at improving our understanding of behaviour and developing [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Interpreting the Financial Statements of a Mining Company

By EduMine, October 14th, 2010 at 10:03 am - PERMALINK

Alain Duncan’s short course Interpreting the Financial Statements of a Mining Company is being held in Vancouver November 1 - 2, 2010.
This course will enable you to develop an awareness of the relevant financial information you can discover about a mining corporation from its audited financial statements. You will also have an appreciation for how [...]

Online Course Now in French: Introduction to Mining and Mineral Processing

By EduMine, October 6th, 2010 at 9:04 am - PERMALINK

Dr. Scott Dunbar’s course Introduction to Mining and Mineral Processing has now been translated into French! This popular online course now exists in four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Mongolian.
This course provides a non-technical introduction to the basic concepts of mineral exploration, ore extraction, mineral processing, and mine waste management, with numerous examples, figures and [...]

EduMine Partners with Sauder School of Business

By EduMine, October 4th, 2010 at 2:46 pm - PERMALINK

EduMine has partnered with the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business to provide selected Executive Education programs to EduMine’s students. By agreement with the NBK Institute of Mining Engineering, the courses will qualify for credit towards the UBC Certificate in Mining Studies program, a lifelong learning initiative consisting of online courses, short courses [...]

New Online Course: Introduction to Block Caving

By EduMine, October 4th, 2010 at 10:12 am - PERMALINK

EduMine has launched a new introductory course for anyone concerned with block caving operations: Introduction to Block Caving.
Author Srikant Annavarapu provides a general introduction to a mining method that is becoming increasing popular as we are forced to mine more and more massive, low-grade deposits. The course covers advantages and disadvantages, basic elements of block [...]

Upcoming Webcast: Risk Based Decision Making In Mining

By EduMine, October 4th, 2010 at 9:25 am - PERMALINK

Franco Oboni’s webcast is returning for a October session! Risk Based Decision Making in Mining introduces a unified transparent approach to risk and crisis management and explores the link between the so called financial and non financial risks. It covers the evolution of qualitative, quantitative approaches in risk assessment, how to present risks in a [...]