Petroleum Land Administration:
Mineral Rights Extension Certificate

E-mail: cescience@mtroyal.ca
Information: 403.440.6278
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Location: Lincoln Park Campus, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW

With a focus on the mineral rights aspect of the petroleum land administration, this specialized certificate gives you an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on learning in every facet of this exciting industry. Explore acquisitions and divestitures, environmental regulations, and legal concepts, while building your skills in interpreting land agreements, leases, and registration requirements.

Earning Your Extension Certificate
Complete the nine required courses (216 hours) with a minimum grade in each course of C (60%). Evaluation is based on quizzes, exams, presentations and assignments.

Program Outcomes – Mineral Rights
Upon completion of this program, in addition to the outcomes of the Introductory Courses, you will be able to:

• interpret land agreements, freehold leases, Crown leases, registration requirements and applications for continuation of Crown leases
• understand mineral rights acquisitions and divestitures
• apply new skills in real business situations

Required Mineral Rights Courses

IMPORTANT! You must first complete the four Introductory Courses.

Freehold Mineral Rights
Explore freehold leases including acquisitions, land surveys, government regulatory requirements and land title documents.
Prerequisites: all 4 Introductory Courses
Course materials: available for purchase at the BookStore prior to first class.

Crown Mineral Rights     
Review crown leases in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Learn to maintain leases through real world examples and gain hands-on CS Explorer experience.
Prerequisites: all 4 Introductory Courses
Course materials: Available for purchase at the BookStore prior to first class.

Mineral Acquisitions and Divestitures     
Learn to properly time, evaluate, create and disseminate paperwork, from beginning to end of a mineral acquisition, divestment or swap.
Prerequisites: all 4 Introductory Courses, Freehold Mineral Rights, Crown Mineral Rights
Course materials: Available for purchase at the BookStore prior to first class.

Mineral Land Systems     
Use land systems to enter leases, manipulate data, link contracts to wells, and update and terminate files.
Prerequisites: all 4 Introductory Courses, Freehold Mineral Rights, Crown Mineral Rights
Course materials: Available for purchase at the BookStore prior to first class.

Case Studies in Mineral Rights
Practise the skills gained in previous courses as you work through real-life examples of common tasks in mineral rights land administration.
Prerequisites: all previous Introductory and Mineral Rights courses
Course materials: included in course fee; provided at each class

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