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Curated OER
Fossil Fuels
Fifth graders explore the use of fossil fuels and relate it to effects on the environment.
Minerals Ed
Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Mine Development Cycle
Take a look at how a mine develops from the exploratory stage to reclamation of the land.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ore Deposits
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How valuable minerals and metals are found and determined to be profitable.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mining Ores
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How valuable minerals and metals are mined.
Other
World Coal Institute: Coal Mining
Discusses methods used to mine for coal. Click on 'Coal Mining' section of WCI report 'The Coal Resource' at the bottom of the page for a PDF file that describes coal mining processes in more detail.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Introduction to the Types of Surface Mining Methods
Provides brief descriptions and labeled illustrations for five different methods of surface mining.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Extracting Ores
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How valuable minerals and metals are extracted.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Finding and Mining Ores
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies some of the valuable minerals and metals, and how they are located, mined, and refined.
Other
New Mexico Solar Energy Association: Impacts of Coal Mining
The impact of surface or strip coal mining in the United States, and the government response to it, are examined in this article.