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Mining Technical Auditor

From May 3 to June 24 from 2022

Hours: 18:00 p.m. to 22:00 p.m.

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Mining Technical Auditor

Description


The Mining Technical Auditor Course has the purpose of training and updating the knowledge of professionals to carry out audits of the mining sector in Ecuador, through an academic, legal, professional and ethical basis of the personnel that proves suitability for the evaluation of the annual production reports submitted by mining concessionaires in accordance with the provisions of the Mining Law.

Sustainable development goals


Decent work and economic growth

Decent work and economic growth

Sustainable cities and communities

Sustainable cities and communities

Objectives and methodology


Train Technical Mining Auditors to review audits in the mining sector of Ecuador.

Specific objectives

  • Train professionals with degrees in Mining Engineering, Geology or Geotechnics in mining aspects.
  • Update professionals with Mining Engineering, Geology or Geotechnics degrees in the latest technologies for mining development.

Methodology

The Mining Technical Auditor Course will be developed virtually, through the Zoom platform, which will allow maintaining contact with teachers, for the acquisition of the concepts and tools used in the development of mining activities in Ecuador. In addition, a certain number of hours of tutorials will be established, in which the participants will develop tasks or work to apply the concepts acquired in the classes, this will allow a significant teaching-learning process.

Duration


Total 240 hours: 123 synchronous hours

                              117 hours of tutorials

  • Module I: Legal Aspects related to the mining sector
    Dates: From May 3 to 6, 2022
    Duration: 18 synchronous hours and 4 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Dr. Diego Arpi Silva

    Contents:

    • Legal framework applied to the mining sector
    • Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
    • Mining Law
    • General Regulations to the Mining Law
    • Regulation of the Special Scheme for Small Mining
    • Regulation for qualification of mineral resources and reserves
    • Ministerial Agreements
    • Related Laws
    • Environmental Regulation for mining activities in the Republic of Ecuador
    • Compliance with environmental requirements: SUIA
    • Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in the Mining Field
  • Module II: Geology
    Dates: From May 9 to 13, 2022
    Duration: 16 synchronous hours and 6 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Eng. Jorge Segovia Burbano

    Contents:

    • Prospecting and exploration as phases in the life of a mine
    • Regional geology and local surface geology (map interpretation; how maps and annexes are presented in audited reports)
    • Mineral resource exploration techniques
    • Collection of information
    • Remote sensing and GIS
    • Geophysics (terrestrial, aerial, etc.)
    • Geochemistry (sampling method, interpretation of results)
    • test pits
    • Exploratory drilling (initial and advanced) and drilling techniques
    • Exploration from the surface and underground
    • Drilling grid
    • Mapping, location, registration, sampling
    • Reserve Evaluation Methods
    • Resource evaluation methods
    • Program for digitizing maps (geology, topography, anomalies, etc.)
    • Laboratory analysis results (how to present the results as annexes)
  • Module III: Mining Technical Aspects
    Dates: From May 16 to 27, 2022
    Duration: 26 synchronous hours and 36 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Eng. Leonardo Núñez Rodas

    Contents:

    • open pit mining
    • Open pit mining method
    • Classification of open pit mining systems
    • Exploitation of aggregates (quarry - river) and non-metallic minerals
    • Unitary and auxiliary operations
    • equipment and machinery
    • Underground exploitation
    • Underground exploitation method
    • Classification of underground exploitation systems
    • Unitary and auxiliary operations
    • equipment and machinery
    • Calculation of Mining with the use of computer packages. Practical exercises.
    • Evaluation of Ore production parameters (includes costing and yields)
  • Module IV: Mining Software
    Dates: From May 19 to 27, 2022
    Duration: 10 synchronous hours and 23 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Mr. Fernando Valencia Guaricela

    Contents:

    • Use and application of software for open pit and underground mining
  • Module V: Mineral Beneficiation and Metallurgy
    Dates: From May 30 to June 3 from 2022
    Duration: 16 synchronous hours and 14 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Ing. Eduardo Luna Mendez

    Contents:

    • Metallurgical processes (metallurgical balances, refining processes)
    • Initial Concepts
    • comminution
    • Trituration
    • Grinding
    • Classification of minerals
    • Ore Processing Methods
    • Separation methods
    • Gravimetric Concentration
    • Hydrometallurgical Processes
    • Pyrometallurgical Processes
    • Sampling laws and methods (ISO standards)
    • Laboratory Analytical Methods
    • Evaluation of mineral production parameters (includes costing and yields)
  • Module VI: Economic Aspects
    Dates: Del 6 al 10 de junio de 2022
    Duration: 15 synchronous hours and 18 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Ing. Federico Auquilla Terán

    Contents:

    • Exploration
    • Annual Investment Plan
    • Minimum investment
    • Executed investment
    • Verification of investment commitments
    • Production
    • Ecuadorian Mining Marketing and Taxation
    • Conservation patents, royalties and mining profits
    • Concentrates and their characteristics
    • Contracts and clauses in the marketing process
    • Valuation of concentrates, metals and prices
    • Export of concentrates and minerals
    • Assessment of the risk indices of the mining project
    • Commercialization of non-metallic materials and construction materials
    • Financial formulas applied to mining projects. Practical exercises.
  • Module VII: Mining Safety and Occupational Health
    Dates: Del 13 al 17 de junio de 2022
    Duration: 10 synchronous hours and 10 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Ing. Byron Andrade Haro

    Contents:

    • mining safety
    • Safety in unitary and auxiliary open pit operations
    • Safety in underground unit and auxiliary operations
    • COE, biosafety protocols
    • Guidelines for Emergency and Contingency Plans
    • Cases of Generation of a Security System
    • Application of a Mining Safety System
    • Integrated Management Systems -SGI

     

  • Module VIII: Mining Audit
    Dates: Del 20 al 24 de junio de 2022
    Duration: 16 synchronous hours and 6 hours of tutorials
    Capacitors: Rene Ayala Lomas

    Contents:

    • General Characteristics of the Mining Audit
    • Definition of the Mining Audit
    • Mining Auditor Profile
    • Functions and Obligations of the Mining Audit
    • Mission, functions, disabilities and incompatibilities of the Mining Auditor
    • Audit Manual
    • Single Registry of the Mining Auditor
    • Management of Formats for the realization of Mining Audits
    • Technical Guides
    • Analysis and revision of technical guides
    • Preparation of final report

     

Certificates


Once the development activities of the course have been completed, the participants will receive the course approval certificate Mining Technical Auditor, provided that you meet the approval requirements, that is, at least 80% of synchronous attendance and tutorials and an evaluation of 70/100, in each module.

Recipients


Teachers and professionals in the areas of mining, geology or geotechnics.

Investment


Single value $ 1000,00

Payment Methods


General public $1000,00 Code 1325

All credit cards are accepted.

UDA staff 1000,00 Code 1324

Teaching Staff of the University of Azuay, once you check the box "Discount payment role" when making your online registration, the automatic discount will be made to the payment role, $250,00 in the months of May, June, July and August 2022.

Site


Virtual platform of the University of Azuay

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