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