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SME eLearning
Professional Development,
Training and Technical Information
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Acid Rock Drainage: Prediction and Treatment
This video course presents a technical foundation of acid rock drainage related to permitting new mines, and
remediation of Abandoned Mine Land. This course is presented in news-anchor style with a combination of live
and video presentations.
Equipment Management – Key to Equipment Reliability
This course introduces and explains the fundamental economic and financial models and terms which are
commonly found in the minerals industry. The course is perfect for managers and technical professionals in the
minerals industries who do not have a financial background, but wish to expand their knowledge of basic financial
tools and terms they will commonly encounter.
Ethics in the Mining Industry
This self-paced course defines ethics, its concepts, its history, and its impact on professional practice. You will
have a better idea of how to act ethically and what can be learned from case studies and examples.
Fundamentals of the Dragline
This self-paced, video-hybrid course provides a detailed look at efficient planning and operation of draglines,
which is a critical aspect to the majority of surface coal mines throughout the world. Additionally very few university
programs offer in-depth studies of draglines and after market training is primarily available through infrequently
scheduled seminars. As a result most training is received on the job. This course provides an excellent primer on
the subject.
Mining Terminology and Methods
This self-paced, video-hybrid course provides a wide variety of common mining terms, surface and underground
mining methods, and the pros and cons of each. Additionally, this course identifies the different types of mineral
commodities, drilling and blasting concepts, and finally, sources of additional information.
Pollution Problems in the Mining & Metallurgical Industry
This short account shows how technology changes to render the workplace in these industries more acceptable
by minimizing environmental pollution.
For more information on these and other programs available in the SME eLearning catalog see:
http://www.smenet.org/elearning/
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc.,
www.sme@smenet.org • 303-948-4200 • sme@smenet.org
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