1. Canada’s Primary Industries:
Mining

2. Minerals
Minerals are natural substance that we value because we can use them for something:
Metallic minerals: gold, nickel and iron ore
Non-metallic minerals (Industrial): cobalt, potash, sand and gravel … diamonds
Fuel minerals: oil, natural gas and coal

3. Digging for Minerals

4. Open Pit Mine

5. Open Pit Mine – Watch video on Diavik

6. Strip mining - Oil sands

7. Underground Mine

9. Underground Mine

10. Underground Mine

11. Where in Canada are the mines located?

12. Animated Rock Cycle

13. Metal mines: nickel, gold, copper

14. Industrial (Structural) Mineral Mines: Potash, diamonds

15. Fuel Minerals: Coal Mines

16. What products are made from minerals?

17. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Negative Impact on the Environment
Abandoned Mines
Loss of Jobs
Echo Effect
Exhausting the Supply
Staying Competitive
Boom-Bust Towns

18. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Negative Impact on the Environment: acid precipitation: over $1 billion has been spent controlling harmful emissions from mines and processing plants. However, the emissions still find their way into the air and water.

19. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Abandoned Mines: What happens to the land after an ore body runs out and a mine closes? There are dozens of abandoned mines across Canada that have left scars on the landscape and are continuing to be sources of pollution as wastes from the mines leak into rivers and lakes.

20. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Loss of Jobs: About 50% of the minerals mined in Canada are exported before any processing is done. Therefore, any potential processing jobs are lost to the various countries we export the minerals to

21. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Echo Effect – What happens in one country can be felt in other countries. If the market for minerals is slow in China, it is felt in our markets here in Canada and we lose money.

22. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Exhausting the Supply – Canada must develop new ways to mine lower grade ores and remote ore deposits because the higher grade minerals are being depleted quickly.

23. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Staying Competitive – In order to compete with other countries, we must start lowering our production costs and processing our minerals at a lower cost.
Countries producing oil
Countries producing diamonds

24. Issues facing the Mining Industry
Boom-Bust Towns – Towns must diversify in order to stay alive after a mine closes.