Mining

Scott Dunbar, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor
Faculty of Applied Science
Dept. of Mining Engineering
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Engineering, Mining
Expertise

Mining, mineral processing, risk, mineral exploration

phone: 604–822–4725
phone: 604–817–4725
http://mining.ubc.ca/about/people/scott-dunbar/

Erik Eberhardt, PEng

Professor and Director, Geological Engineering
Faculty of Science
Dept. of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Engineering, Geology, Mining
Expertise

Landslides, rockslides, tunnelling, mining, rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering

phone: 604–827–5573
http://www.eos.ubc.ca/about/faculty/E.Eberhardt.html

Sara Ghebremusse

Assistant Professor
Peter A. Allard School of Law
School of Law
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Africa, Government / Democratic Institutions , Human Rights, International Trade, Law, Mining
Expertise

Law and development, Africa, governance, mining, natural resources, human rights abuses by Canadian mining companies in Africa, transnational law and governance, international trade and investment in the Global South

604–827–3929

Lee A. Groat

Professor
Faculty of Science
Dept. of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Chemistry, Geology, Mining
Expertise

Geology, mineralogy, minerals, crystallography, gems, pegmatite, rare elements, rare earth elements, carbonatites

phone: 604–822–1289
phone: 604–822–8238
www.eos.ubc.ca/personal/groat/index.html

Craig Hart

Director, Mineral Deposit Research Unit
Faculty of Science
Dept. of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Mining, Natural Resource Economics
Expertise

Mineral exploration, gold deposits, copper, exploration methods, global resources, Yukon, China, Mongolia, Alaska, Ring of Fire, tectonics, magma, mineral deposits, ore, assay

phone: 604–822–5149
mdru.ubc.ca

Bern Klein, PhD

Associate Professor
Department Head
Faculty of Applied Science
Dept. of Mining Engineering
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Environment, Mining, Natural Resource Economics
Expertise

Processing of precious minerals, processing of industrial metals

phone: 604–822–3986
phone: 604–822–2540
http://mining.ubc.ca/about/people/bern-klein/

Patricia Dawn Mills, PhD Law

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Applied Science
Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineerng
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Aboriginal Issues, Canada, Equity, First Nations, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Politics, Law, Mining, Sustainability
Expertise

Canadian First Nation rights and titles as it relates to Federal and Provincial Resource management, mining law, equity and the sustainability of a finite, location-specific resource

phone: 604–822–0073

John Steen

Associate Professor
Faculty of Applied Science
Norman B Keevil School of Mining
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Business, Economics, Engineering, Mining, Natural Resource Economics
Expertise

Innovation, industrial change, mining, critical metals, economic development, social license to operate, mega projects,

604–817–6692

Dwayne Tannant, PhD, PEng, FCIM

Professor
Faculty of Applied Science
School of Engineering
Okanagan Campus
Fields
Civil Engineering, Engineering, Mining
Expertise

Geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, geohazards, rock support, earth dams, tunnels, rock slopes, rock excavation, blasting

phone: 250–807–8067

Marcello Veiga, PhD

Associate Professor
Faculty of Applied Science
UBC Mining Engineering
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Environment, Mining, Pollution, South America
Expertise

Effects of metals in the environment, pollution caused by mining, social effects of mining on communities, mercury pollution on fish

phone: 604–822–4332
phone: 604–822–4502
http://mining.ubc.ca/about/people/marcello-veiga/