10 Mining Ne w Opportunities M e tho d J u nior and 1 Te E x plore the M i ni ng Pro ce ss st uden t handout pr ov ide s st uden t s w it h w r it t en In ter me d i a te inf or ma tion de s c r ibing e ac h st ag e of t he mining pr o c e ss L e vel s 2 Displa y t he p o st er pr ov ide d and allow st uden t s t o v isit t he Na t ural Re s our c e s C anada W e b sit e w w w nrc angc c ammsmi ni ngi nde xeh tml t o he lp illustra t e t he w r it t en inf or ma tion Te c onc e pt of t he op en pit mine should b e e a s y f or st uden t s t o underst and Te diag ram of t he under g r ound mine show n by t he p o st er howe ver c an c onf us e s ome st uden t s Mining is t hr e edimensional S e eing illustra tions in two dimensions c an mak e v isuali z a tion dicult When lo ok ing a t t he diag ram s ome st uden t s f or g e t t ha t t he dr if t s c r o ss cut s and shaf t s ar e sur r ounde d by s olid r o c k and ar e not susp ende d in op en under g r ound spac e s 3 Re ad t he inf or ma tion t o t he c la ss or allow st uden t s t o r e ad sp e c ic s e ctions aloud 4 T o r e v i e w t h e r e a d i n g a s k s t u d e n t s t o l i s t t h e s t a g e s o f t h e m i n i n g p r o c e s s o n t h e b o a r d U s e t he E x plore the M i ni ng Pro ce ss t e ac her inf or ma tion she e t t o he lp c om ple t e t he list 5 A ssig n one pair of st uden t s t o e ac h st ag e of t he pr o c e ss and a sk t hem t o c r e a t e t heir ow n p o st er t o de pict activ itie s t ha t o c cur Te p o st ers should c on t ain illustra tions and de t aile d c a ptions t ha t de s c r ib e t he activ itie s and t he p e ople in volve d in t heir st ag e of t he mining pr o c e ss 6 E ac h pair of st uden t s should als o c r e a t e a p o st er illustra ting t he us e of r o c k s minerals and me t als in t heir live s 7 Displa y t he p o st ers in s e q uenc e ending w it h t he c ollag e of p o st ers r e la ting t o t he im p or t anc e of E ar t h ma t er ials in da y t oda y lif e 8 S t uden t s ma y us e t he In t er ne t or pr in t r e s our c e s t o f ur t her r e s e ar c h t his a ssig nmen t Re la t e d W e b sit e link s ar e list e d b e low In ter me d i a te 1 Te E x plore the M i ni ng Pro ce ss st uden t handout pr ov ide s st uden t s w it h w r it t en and S enior inf or ma tion de s c r ibing e ac h st ag e of t he mining pr o c e ss L e vel s 2 Displa y t he p o st er pr ov ide d t o he lp illustra t e t he w r it t en inf or ma tion 3 Af t er r e ading t he inf or ma tion on t he handout instr uct st uden t s t o c r e a t e a br o c h ur e f or C anadian j e we ller y cust omers de s c r ibing t he pr o c e ss by whic h g old or diamonds g e t f r om t he g r ound in C anada s f ar nor t h t o j e we ller y st or e s Wher e in nor t her n C anada ar e t he s e na t ural r e s our c e s mine d S t uden t s should als o list t he en v ir onmen t al and h uman im pact s of g old or diamond mining and s ome ot her us e s of t he s e mine d ma t er ials 4 S t uden t s ma y us e t he In t er ne t or pr in t r e s our c e s t o f ur t her r e s e ar c h t his a ssig nmen t Re la t e d W e b sit e link s ar e list e d b e low Rel a te d W e b C anad a A D i amond Pro duc i ng N a tion Ek a ti D i amond M i ne site L i nk s w w w nr c ang c c ammsdiaminde xeh tm h t t pe k a tibh pbillit onc om E x plor i ng for M i ner al s i n C anad a Te G old Institute h t t ps c ienc enor t hc ale ar ng r oundwor k w w w g oldinstit ut eor g M i ni ng and the En v i ronmen t w w w nr c ang c c ammss c hoe c olen vmaeeh tm St ar t a M i ne w w w nr c ang c c ammss c hoe c olmineenglishe t obh tm M i ni ng a t Pl acer D ome w w w plac er domec ome duc en tr emininginde x h tml Le ar n i ng A ct iv it y 11 Explor e the Mining P r oc ess T e acher A c tiv it y O utl i ne 2 of 2