CESSEM

CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES FOR MINE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT (CESSEM)

École Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Industrielles et des Mines d'Alès - Alès

1st October - 30th June

French language program - Optional French lectures between July and September

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Experienced engineers or geologists or members of management staff coming from extractive industries, or control and consulting organizations for this industry.

PROGRAM OF STUDIES, 2010-2011

Introduction and revision (4 weeks): structural geology, petrography, geostatistics, GIS.

Module 1 : Environmental studies: biosciences and ecosystem, extractive minerallurgy, meteorology...

Module 2 : Security: safety in mines and quarries, ISO 18001, anticipation of risks, toxicology of mining industry...

Module 3 : Dams: soil mechanics + classwork, calculation of flooding, tailing dams, geotechnics...

Module 4 : Environmental chemistry: sampling of polluted sites, metrology of the environment...

Module 5 : Removing pollutants from waters: elements of hydrogeology, mass transfer in a porous and fractured milieu, cleining up sites...

Module 6 : Redevelopment: stocks of mine tailings, decommissioning and decontamination of dangerous industrial sites, environment - landscaping, replanting concepts and strategies...

Module 7 : Sound and vibratory pollution: noise and acoustic pollution, means of reducing noise levels, explosives: use, limits: method of calculation, extracting in open and/or underground mines...

Module 8 : Law and impact studies: environmental management in mines, legislation of impact studies, French procedures of impact studies, ISO 14000, ISO 9000...

Module 9 : Stability of mine works, landslides, working methods for underground mines...

Visits to industrial and mining installations and to rehabilitation sites (16 days)

Student project (12 weeks)

DIPLOMA

Candidates meeting the admission requirements (5 years of post-graduate studies) are awarded a national French specialization grade conferred by the Ministry in charge of Mines and an Expert diploma from CESSEM, conferred jointly by CESMAT and the Alès School of Mines. Other candidates are awarded a training certificate from the Alès School of Mines.

LIFE CONDITIONS

In order to get informations on life costs and conditions, please get in touch with the Supervisor.
You can find other informations on the web site CNOUS.

DELAYS FOR ENROLMENT

In order to get your enrolment in time, we insist that you consider the following critical parameters :
- Study of your candidature file and decision : 2 to 3 months
- Visa formalities : up to 3 months
- Financing your stay : variable (you have to ask imperatively)

COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONS

École Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Industrielles et des Mines d'Alès web site

( included as well in the CESSEM page of the specialised training folder)

TYPICAL STUDENT PROJECTS AT CESSEM

BUD Ioan, ROMANIA – 1997
Stability and modifications study for the re-opening of the former St. George d’Huretière mine.

CAMARA DANTAS José Orlando, BRAZIL et DUMA Simona, ROMANIA – 1998
Management of aggregate quarries in large urban areas – Recife Pernambuco (Brazil).

CONCEPCION GAMARRA Jorge, PERU - 2004
Safety plan for the cement industry « Cementos Andinos » - Peru.

DAL PONT Laudioni, BRAZIL et LANSANA Conté, GUINEA – 1999
Long-term, environmentally conscious assessment of a very high quality bauxite mine and processing plant project in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

DE LEON Carlos Horacio, COLOMBIA et ROMERO BALAGUERA Manuel, COLOMBIA et MACHADO LORENSI Adelia, BRAZIL – 1997
Technical and environmental study of an open cut coal mine in Colombia.

DUTRA AMARAL Rodrigo, BRAZIL et DIALLO Lamarana, GUINEA – 1997
Management and clean up of water in a large iron mine in Brazil.

LAKHIM Abderramane, MAROCCO et KOUKOULIAN Mickael, ARMENIA et BAH Mohamed Aliou, GUINEA – 1997
Study of a limestone quarry in the Nîmes region, with a view to setting up a waste burial site.

MATTHEE Deon Conrad, SOUTH AFRICA – 1999
Major waste dam accidents throughout the world, bibliographic review and research for causes. Perspective for the future.

MENDEZ DUSSAN Maria del Rosario, COLOMBIA – 2000
Treatment of old heavy contaminated with oil drilling mud. Casanare – Colombia.

MORENO AMADO Maryen Elisa, COLOMBIA – 1999
Risk and stabilization study on major landslides in areas containing small private coal mines in Boyoca (Colombia).

PATRIKOVA Viktoria, BULGARIA et KOVALEVSKIY Valeriy, UKRAINE – 1999
Stabilization and rehabilitation project of a large open cut copper mine and management of waste rock – Assarel Medet, Bulgaria.

TRUJILLO MESA Irma Elisa, COLOMBIA – 2001
Emerald of Colombia (technical, environmental and social aspect).

WOLFF OSPINA Luis Guillermo, COLOMBIA – 2002
MOSAR methodology application to the risk analysis in the building of a hydroelectric plant, PORCE III – Antioquia – Colombia.

CONTACTS

You also have the possibility to contact the former students through the directory.

Supervisor : Mr Hossein AHMADZADEH
Secretary : Mrs Colette BONNAUD

École Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Industrielles et des Mines d'Alès
CESSEM
6, Avenue de Clavières
30319 ALÈS Cedex (France)

Tél. : +33 4 66 78 51 96 ou 50 94 Fax : +33 4 66 78 51 50
E.mail : Hossein.Ahmadzadeh@mines-ales.fr