Courses & Units

Environmental Geology KEA348

Hobart

Introduction

This unit focuses on geoenvironmental issues that relate to how human activities can affect geological materials, and problems that can arise from such interactions. This unit strongly focusses on i) the environmental impacts of mining and associated management challenges; and ii) geophysical characterisation of inorganic and organic contaminants (in a hydrogeology context) and explores related remediation strategies. This course will also introduce geometallurgy and highlight the importance of adopting a predictive approach to resource development, mineral processing and metal extraction using mineralogy.

Summary

Unit name	Environmental Geology
Unit code	KEA348
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Sciences and Engineering School of Natural Sciences
Discipline	Earth Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Clare Miller
Available as an elective?
Delivered By	Delivered wholly by the provider
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2	On-Campus		International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	12/7/2021	10/8/2021	30/8/2021	17/10/2021

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2021 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2021 will be available from the 1st October 2020. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

identify how major acid-forming minerals (i.e., sulfides) can react under surficial conditions and how this can cause geoenvironmental problems associated with mine waste disposal facilities.
understand which remediation options are commonly used and gain knowledge on new remediation technologies that are available for mine impacted environments with a focus on circular economy and sustainable mining principles.
design and implement predictive geoenvironmental assessments focussed on minimising the impacts of future mine waste using a range of geochemical and mineralogical tools and geometallurgical datasets.
evaluate surface and groundwater contamination issues using a combination of geochemical and geophysical techniques.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
050999	$993.00	$993.00	not applicable	$2,783.00

Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

KEA208 AND KEA209

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks), 3 days field work
Assessment	Laboratory/practical (15%)\|Examination - invigilated (externally - Exams Office) (60%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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