SMART MINING How can we be good managers of Earth’s mined resources and make smart choices for today and the future?
PUMPKINS AND MINING
What steps did you take to get to your finished pumpkin product?
How do you think these steps apply to mining?
LIFE CYCLE OF A MINE Exploration Rights, Zoning, & Permits Planning Operations Closure & Reclamation
LIFE CYCLE OF A MINE _____________________
Stage 1: Exploration Investigate –Demand –Location –Quantity –Quality Deposits are located and quality and quantity are confirmed
Stage 1: Exploration ________________ are located and ________________ and _______________ are confirmed
VOCABULARY ALERT Deposit - abundant source of mineral or rock Quantity – how much there is Quality – how good it is
VOCABULARY Deposit - _____________________________ Quantity – ____________________________ ________ – how good it is
Stage 2: Rights, Zoning, & Permits Obtain –Property –Mineral Rights –Zoning –Permits Property is purchased and permission is received
Property is __________________ and ________________ is received to mine. Stage 2: Rights, Zoning, & Permits
VOCABULARY ALERT Permit – give permission to do something
VOCABULARY Permit - ______________________________ _____________________________________
Stage 3: Planning Discuss –How to mine (surface or underground) –Layout of plant and roads –Drainage –Traffic patterns –Environmental impact
Stage 3: Planning When how to mine is discussed as well as the layout of the mine and environmental impact
When ____________ is discussed as well as the ____________________ and ______________________________. Stage 3: Planning
WHY?
GUEST SPEAKER
I’LL TELL YOU WHY ITEM AT SCHOOL OR HOMEMADE FROM MINED
Stage 4: Operations Let’s –Remove overburden –Drill and BlastBlast –Haul –Ship When work begins and includes blasting, drilling, hauling, and shipping.
Stage 4: Operations When work begins and includes ______________, _________________, _______________, and ________________.
VOCABULARY ALERT Overburden – rock or soil overlying a mineral or rock deposit.
VOCABULARY _________________ - __________________ overlying a mineral or rock _______________.
VIDEO
Stage 5: Closure & Reclamation Operations stop, and the mine becomes something different
Stage 5: Closure & Reclamation Operations __________, and the mine ______________________.
VOCABULARY ALERT Reclaim – restore to a usable state Sustain – strengthen and support
VOCABULARY Reclaim - _____________________________ ______________ - strengthen and support
SLIDE SHOW
How was the pumpkin activity like real life mining?