COURSE PURPOSE This course presents the concept of “Sustainable Management” as the vision and processes that effectively integrate economic, environmental, and social considerations aimed at creating sustainable mine operations. The course is oriented toward the practical aspects of sustainable management at the operations level and focuses on three management functions: corporate strategy, human resources management, and operations management.

FOR WHOM INTENDED
This course is conceived for Mine Managers, mine superintendents, mine planning engineers, chief geologists, and other mine operations staff with management responsibility.  

COURSE OUTLINE
The following topics will be covered:

• A discussion on what sustainability and sustainable management mean for mining
• An overview of the main concepts and issues related to the corporate strategy of mining companies and the integration of he social and environmental factors into corporate strategy.
• Human resources management and the creation of a corporate culture that promotes the development of sustainable business practices. 
• The organizational structures and the management systems required for  integrating the values of sustainability down to the operational levels
• An overview of the concepts and management issues concerning responsible management in mine production activities, such as mine planning,  ground control,  waste disposal, waste management, etc.
             

COURSE INSTRUCTORS
J.A. Botin (Course director)
Dr. Jose Botin is Professor and Chair of  Mine Management at Madrid School of Mines (Spain), where he has taught since 1991 and a visiting professor at  Colorado School of Mines. Between 1970 and 1991, he held senior management positions in several companies in the minerals industry, as Managing Director of Anglo American Corporation Spain,  General Manager Operations at Cominco-Spain, General Manager, Mining at Rio Tinto Minera, Mine Engineer at Fosfatos de Bu-Craa, in the Occidental Sahara and Mine Planning Engineer at Placer Development Ltd in Canada. He has a Engineer of Mines degree and a PhD in Mine Management Systems from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid,  a MSc (Mining) from Colorado School of Mines and a PADE (Diploma on High Management) from Universidad de Navarra (IESE Business School). 

R.G. Eggert
Dr. Roderick G. Eggert is Professor and Director of the Division of Economics and Business at the Colorado School of Mines, where he has taught since 1986.  Previously he taught at the Pennsylvania State University and held research appointments at Resources for the Future (Washington, D.C.) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria). Between 1989 and 2006, he was Editor of Resources Policy, an international journal of mineral economics and policy. 

He has a B.A. in earth sciences from Dartmouth College, a M.S. in geochemistry and mineralogy from Penn State University, and a Ph.D. in mineral economics also from Penn State.  His research and teaching have focused on various aspects of mineral economics and public policy, including the economics of mineral exploration, mineral demand, mining and the environment, microeconomics of mineral markets, and most recently mining and sustainable development.  He served for two terms on the Committee on Earth Resources of the U.S. National Research Council.

L.W. Freeman
Leigh Freeman is the General Manager and a Principal in Downing Teal Inc (2001-Present), a global recruiting company.  Previous positions include:  Co-Founder & President for Orvana Minerals (1986-1999); Owner/Consultant for Freeman & Associates (1985-2001); Manager-Project Development for CoCa Mines Inc (1981-1985); and Chief Geophysicist for the Placer-Dome Companies (1971-1981).  Mr. Freeman is a Director for Galway Resources, a trustee of the Society of Economic Geology, and serves on the industry advisory boards for the University of Arizona, Montana Tech, and South Dakota School of Mines.  He holds a BS Geological Engineering from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (1971).

Jose L. Rebollo
Jose L. Rebollo is a Visiting Professor and Distinguished Lecturer of the Division of Economics and Business at the Colorado School of Mines, where he has lectured since 2004. He has spent 34 years in mining and metals. He started as an operations engineer in the Spanish mines of Sociedad Minera y Metalurgica de Penarroya-Espana (SMMPE). He was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Metaleurop S.A. (Paris, France) and Executive President of the Trappers Research Center (Yvelines, France), Member of the Board and Chairman of the Environment Committee of EUROMETAUX and French Industry Representative at the United Nations ILZSG

He served on the boards of many professional organizations including the International Council for Metals and Minerals (ICMM), the International Lead and Zinc Research Organization (ILZRO), and the International Zinc Association (IZA). He has a Engineer of Mines degree from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Escuela de Minas), a BSc degree from the University of Madrid (Faculty of Economics). He has MSc degrees from Ecole de Mines de Paris (Centre de Morphologie Mathématique de Fontainebleau) and the M.I.T (Sloan School of Management).

D. Van Zyl
Dr. Dirk Van Zyl is Professor of Mine Life Cycle Systems at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.  Dirk has more than 30 years experience in research, teaching and consulting in tailings and mine waste rock disposal and heap leach design.  Lately much of his attention has been focused on mining and sustainable development. Dirk received a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1972 and a B.Sc. (Honors) in 1974, both from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. 

He also received a M.S. and Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Purdue University in 1976 and 1979, respectively.  In 1998 he completed an Executive MBA at the University of Colorado.  He is a registered professional engineer in 3 States in the US. Dirk became a Distinguished Member of SME in 2003.  He received the Bureau of Land Management Sustainable Development award in 2005 and the Adrian Smith International Environmental Mining Award in 2006.

CLASS SCHEDULE

LOCATION
The class will be taught on the Colorado School of Mines campus, in Golden, Colorado, 13 miles west of downtown Denver, on the Front Range of the Rockies.

FEES AND REGISTRATION
The registration fee is $750.00 (US) if received 30 days in advance of the course and $825.00 (US) thereafter.  The fee includes tuition, breaks, and text materials.  It does not include meals or lodging.  Enrollment is limited and applications will be accepted in the order received.  The sponsor reserves the right to cancel the course and return the registration fees if enrollment is insufficient.  Payment must accompany the registration form.  Cancellations will be assessed a $125.00 service fee.  No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to cancel five working days prior to course delivery.  Personnel substitutions may be made at any time without cost penalty.  CSM will award 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for participation in this course.

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ACCOMMODATIONS
Registrants are responsible for making their own lodging and travel arrangements. Information on local accommodations is available here.   We recommend you arrange accommodations within walking distance of the campus if you are not planning on having your own transportation. For travel information click here.

FURTHER INFORMATION
For further technical information concerning the program, contact

Dr. Jose Botin
Phone +1 303 273 3400
Email jabotin@mines.edu 

For registration information, contact

Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303/273-3321
Fax: 303/273-3314
E-mail: space@mines.edu

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