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GEOL 313: Our Physical Resources Report a Broken Link

This course examines the occurrence and exploitation of major Earth resources used by modern society, including energy, metallic resources, non-metallic resources, water, and soil. It also examines geological aspects of resource formation, global distribution, and the environmental issues associated with the extraction and use of resources.

Required Readings

Units 1 to 10 and Assignments
Reading 1 Bonatti, Enrico. “The Earth’s Mantle below the Oceans.” Scientific American 270, no. 3 (1994): 44-51.
Coal Kit (Modules 1-4). Calgary, AB: The COAL Association of Canada, 2003.
 Coal: Economics
 Coal: Environment
 Coal: Evolution
 Coal: Technology
The Canadian Centre for Energy Information. Canada’s Oil Sands, 3rd ed., 2010.
National Energy Board. (2004, May). Canada’s Oil Sands: Opportunities and Challenges to 2015.

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National Energy Board. (2006, June). Canada’s Oil Sands: Opportunities and Challenges 2015: An Update.

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Reading 2
“Oil Sands Resources.” Chap. 2 in Canada’s Oil Sands: A Supply and Market Outlook to 2015. Calgary, AB: National Energy Board, 2000.
Reading 3
“Oil Sands Pioneers.” Chap. 3 in Canada’s Oil Sands: A Supply and Market Outlook to 2015. Calgary, AB: National Energy Board, 2000.
Reading 4
“A Review of Oil Sands Technology.” Chap. 4 in Canada’s Oil Sands: A Supply and Market Outlook to 2015. Calgary, AB: National Energy Board, 2000.
Reading 5
“Environment.” Chap. 9 in Canada’s Oil Sands: A Supply and Market Outlook to 2015. Calgary, AB: National Energy Board, 2000.
Reading 6 Campbell, Colin J. and Jean H. Laherrère. “The End of Cheap Oil.” Scientific American 278, no. 3 (1998): 78-83.
Reading 7 Anderson, Roger N. “Oil Production in the 21st Century.” Scientific American 278, no. 3 (1998): 86-91.
Reading 8 Fouda, Safaa A. “Liquid Fuels from Natural Gas.” Scientific American 278, no. 3 (1998): 92-95.
 Reading 9
Kent, Peter. "Metals from the Deep Oceans," in Minerals from the Marine Environment, pp. 29-34. London: Edward Arnold, 1980.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). (2018). Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Sector Profile. Ottawa, ON.
Reading 10 Wald, Matthew L. “Questions about a Hydrogen Economy.” Scientific American 290, no. 5 (2004): 66-73.
Reading 11 Fraenkel, Peter. “Windmills below the Sea.” Refocus 5, no. 2 (2004): 46-48.
Reading 12 Hoagland, William. “Solar Energy.” Scientific American 273, no. 3 (1995): 170-173.
Reading 13 Wagner, Wayne. “Aluminum,” in Canadian Minerals Yearbook, 2004: Mineral and Metal Commodity Reviews.
Reading 14 Coulas, Maureen. “Copper,” in Canadian Minerals Yearbook, 2004: Mineral and Metal Commodity Reviews.
Reading 15 Chevalier, Patrick. “Gold,” in Canadian Minerals Yearbook, 2004: Mineral and Metal Commodity Reviews.
Reading 16 Chevalier, Patrick. “Platinum Group Metals,” in Canadian Minerals Yearbook, 2004: Mineral and Metal Commodity Reviews.
Reading 17 Alleman, James E. and Brooke T. Mossman. “Asbestos Revisited.” Scientific American 277, no. 1 (1997): 70-75.

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Reading 18 Mack, Walter N., and Elizabeth A. Leistikow. “Sands of the World.” Scientific American 275, no. 2 (1996): 62-67.

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Reading 19 Perron, Louis. “Diamonds,” in Canadian Minerals Yearbook, 2004: Mineral and Metal Commodity Reviews.
 
 The Minerals and Metals Policy of the Government of Canada: Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Ottawa, ON: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1996.
Reading 20 Alhajji, A. F. and David Huettner. “OPEC and Other Commodity Cartels: A Comparison.” Energy Policy 28 (2000): 1151-1164.
Reading 21 Gleick, Peter H. “Making Every Drop Count.” Scientific American 284, no. 2 (2001): 40-45.
Reading 22 Martindale, Diane. “Sweating the Small Stuff.” Scientific American 284, no. 2 (2001): on page 52.
Reading 23 Gleick, Peter H. “Bagged and Dragged.” Scientific American 284, no. 2 (2001): on page 53.
Reading 24 Martindale, Diane. “Leaking Away.” Scientific American 284, no. 2 (2001): on pages 54-55.