Mining Ne w Opportunities 9 Le ar n i ng A ct iv it y Explor e the Mining P r oc ess S u g ge ste d Le vel s J u n ior I nter me d i ate a nd S en ior Pu r p o s e T o in tr o duc e t he st ag e s of t he mining pr o c e ss T o lo c a t e k e y inf or ma tion a b out C anadian mineral r e s our c e s and t heir us e s T o demonstra t e how t e c hnolo g y is us e d in t he mining pr o c e ss T o e xamine t he en v ir onmen t al c onc er ns t ha t c an ac c om pan y mining T i me 90 min ut e s Re s ou rce s E x plore the M i ni ng Pro ce ss st uden t handout N a tu r al Re s ou rce s C anad a W e b sit e en tit le d P o st ers on t he Mining Industr y w w w nr c ang c c ammsmininginde xeh tml Elemen t s of M i ni ng p o st er E x plore the M i ni ng Pro ce ss t e ac her inf or ma tion she e t T wo she e t s of p o st er pa p er f or e ac h pair of st uden t s Ar t supplie s L i n k t o O n t a r i o V i su al Ar t s Cr e a tive W or k C u r r ic ulu m Grade s 4 5 6 7 and 8 Ro ck s M i ner al s and Ero sion Re la ting S c ienc e and T e c hnolo g y t o t he Grade 4 W or ld O ut side t he S c ho ol T e P r o v i n c e s a n d T e r r i t o r i e s o f C a n a d a D e ve loping Inq uir yRe s e ar c h and Grade 4 Comm unic a tion S k ills T e Ea r t h s C r u s t Re la ting S c ienc e and T e c hnolo g y t o t he Grade 7 W or ld O ut side t he S c ho ol N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s U nderst anding Conc e pt s Grade 7 D e ve loping Inq uir yRe s e ar c h and Comm unic a tion S k ills H u m a n E n v i r o n m e n t I n t e r a c t i o n s U nderst anding Conc e pt s Grade 9 Ea r t h M a t e r i a l s Re la ting S c ienc e t o T e c hnolo g y S o c ie ty Grade 12 and t he En v ir onmen t T e acher Infor ma tion Tis activ ity is de sig ne d t o in tr o duc e st uden t s t o t he mining pr o c e ss I t is a g r e a t c halleng e t o nd a mineral de p o sit usually bur ie d under t he E ar t h s sur f ac e and t hen t o de t er mine it s si ze c on t en t and e c onomic p ot en tial Mining pr of e ssionals m ust de sig n saf e mining and pr o c e ssing me t ho ds and sk ille d wor k ers m ust c ar r y out t he plans Te v alua ble me t als or minerals m ust b e s e para t e d f r om t he ho st r o c k and pur ie d f or sale in a f or m t he pur c ha s er w an t s W a st e ma t er ials m ust b e disp o s e d of in a w a y t ha t pr ot e ct s t he na t ural en v ir onmen t Te e c onomic s of t he en t er pr is e ar e c om plic a t e d by t he f act t ha t pr ic e s ar e ba s e d on supply and demand in c om p e titive wor ld mar k e t s not by lo c al pr o duc ers 11 T e acher A c tiv it y O utl i ne 1 of 2