1. Geo 20F Ms. Jones

2.  Canada is the third largest producer of minerals.  Only the United States and Russia produce more.  Canada is the worlds largest exporter of minerals.  We export 80% of the minerals we produce.  Canada earns roughly $83 billion annually from its mineral resources.

3.  Go back and review your notes on Forestry. What similarities do you notice between Canada’s forestry stats and our mining stats?  Observations:  What are the reason for these stats? (3)

4.  A mineral is a naturally occurring, pure, non- living substance found in the rocks of the earth.  There are many minerals that have no economic value, but some are hugely valuable.  All minerals are divided into three distinct groups:  Metallic Minerals  Fossil Fuels  Industrial Minerals

5.  Metallic Minerals are minerals that when they are refined, yield materials we call metals.  Some metallic minerals are mined for the rarity and beauty and some are mined for their strength.  Examples: ??? (Page 317 of your text)

6.  A fossil fuel is any mineral that can be burned to create energy.  Fossils fuels are given this name due to the fact that they were formed by dead plants and animals being compressed and heated over millions of years.  Examples: ??? (Page 317 of your text)

7.  Industrial minerals vary greatly in their characteristics.  For this reason it is very difficult to describe them in a simple way.  Industrial minerals are often described in terms of what they are not.  Industrial minerals are all things that are mined that are not metallic minerals or fossil fuels.  Examples: ??? (Page 317 of your text)

8.  Look at the map on Page 319 of your textbook.  Jot down on your resource map by re-creating the “circles” of what type of mineral is mined in each province/territory.  Make sure you include the key so you know what color represents what type of mineral. (also in the textbook)  Also jot down how much money each province is making from its mineral resources.  Once you are done, identify the three biggest producers of each of the three types of minerals.