Find out how scientists find and investigate new mineral deposits. This is a PowerPoint presentation introducing the scientists, techniques, procedures and issues involved in exploring for minerals, with particular emphasis on Queensland. Most slides include images, maps or graphs. Teachers notes are included.

Remote sensing animation using a Transient Electro-Magnetic induction (TEM) .

Animation of seismic testing.

Brief animation of exploration technique; Transient Electro-Magnetic induction on a small scale.

The Australian Uranium Association provides key facts on the Australian uranium industry, major mines and production and export values.

This web site is designed to inform the general community about the current and potential uranium mining operations in South Australia. It also deals with issues related to the use and management of uranium in the context of safety and sustainable development.

The World Nuclear Association provides fact sheets on many nuclear related topics including World Uranium Mining, location of Australias Uranium Mines, Occupational Safety in Uranium Mining, and Radioactive Waste Management.

Exploring Mining In Queensland Past and Present provides students from years P-10 with opportunites to explore past, present and future mining activities in Queensland. Students are able to examine the mining industry across the Essential Learnings themes of time, continuity and change, place and space, culture and identity and political and economic systems.

The Science of Mining gives secondary science teachers ideas to promote student leaning in earth science and other science concepts in the context of mining activities in Queensland.The material is organised around outcomes focusing on a key question asked by students about rocks, minerals and mining.This resource will help you explore everything from plate tectonics, demonstrate different exploration and drilling techniques, role play environmental management scenarios and explore the chemistry behind a blast furnace or electrolysis.

The search for minerals hidden beneath the earth's surface is not an easy one. In this interactive the steps involved in the exploration process including geophysical and geochemical methods are explored. The estimated costs and times associated with this exercise are also provided. Queensland Energy Resources and Bremar Pty Ltd are acknowledged for their considerable assistance in the development of this product. Geoimage is also acknowledged for the supply of the remote sensing image. Derived classification copyright Geoimage 2011.