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Planet Earth ... and You! (Coursera)

Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, ice ages, landslides, floods, life evolution, plate motions—all of these phenomena have interacted over the vast expanses of deep time to sculpt the dynamic planet that we live on today. Planet Earth presents an overview of several aspects of our home, from a geological [...]

The Minerals and Mining Business (edX)

This course provides learners with an overview of the mining sector through the lens of the value chain, examining how companies and other stakeholders explore for and then transform a mineral resource to create valuable products and other forms of capital.

Natural Resources for Sustainable Development (edX)

Explore the sustainable development opportunities and challenges in using oil, gas and minerals. Natural resources represent a potentially transformational opportunity to support development but are ultimately finite How do we make the most of them without destroying the planet? In this 12-week course, produced by the Natural Resource Governance [...]

Nutrition and Health: Micronutrients and Malnutrition (edX)

Learn about malnutrition and micronutrients and how they impact human health. There is an overload of information about nutrition and health, but what is the truth and what can you do to improve the health of your patients? Learn more about nutrition and how our diet profoundly impacts our [...]

Minerals and Mining in a Sustainable World (edX)

This course provides learners with an overview of the role of minerals in society, the history of the sustainable development agenda, and the emerging focus on the relationship between mineral development and the Sustainable Development Goals. What is the role of mining in a sustainable world? What challenges lie [...]

Roches et Minéraux Courants: Genèse, Identification et Utilisations (FUN)

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Roches et Minéraux Courants: Genèse, Identification et Utilisations (FUN)
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Le but du cours est d'identifier les roches et les minéraux courants et de découvrir leurs applications ainsi que leur impact environnemental. Cette quatrième session du cours a été revue en fonction des remarques faites lors des 3 premières sessions. Elle comporte de nouvelles vidéos et des activités pédagogiques [...]

Introduction aux ressources minérales : un enjeu pour la planète (FUN)

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Introduction aux ressources minérales : un enjeu pour la planète (FUN)
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Les besoins en matières premières minérales sont croissants et de plus en plus diversifiés ! Alors que la mine s’est longtemps imposée à son territoire, elle doit donc désormais composer avec lui. L’industrie extractive et de première transformation est fortement sollicitée pour y subvenir. Créatrice de richesses mais parfois [...]

Myths and Facts About Rocks (iversity)

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Myths and Facts About Rocks (iversity)
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Rocks and minerals. Precious and semi-precious stones. Decorative and ornamental stones. All of this is steeped in myths and legends embracing and treasuring many secrets. Unravel the mystic veil of secrets with us in our course.