This fact sheet describes how coal is formed, mined, processed and used. Diagrams illustrate the formation of coal, from early plant material to the hardest black coal. Statistics relating to Queensland coal mining are included.

Copper is a metal which is mined from the earth and used for a number of different purposes. It was formed as a result of volcanic activity which resulted in large masses of molten rock and hot water cooling and then solidifying into copper compounds. This fact sheet provides information about copper and its extraction. It describes the properties and uses of copper, formation of copper ore bodies, mining and processing, and the management of associated environmental impacts.

Find out where we get the coal that powers our homes and industries. This is a PowerPoint presentation outlining how coal is formed, mined, processed and used. All slides contain images or maps. Teachers notes are included.

This worksheet is based on the gold rushes and involves the matching of the beginnings and endings of sentences.

Science Rocks is a middle school teaching resource which contains a multitude of hands-on and student relevant teaching ideas about rocks, minerals and the work of geoscientists. It contains a wealth of ready to use lessons and resource sheets for students from year 4-9.Some activities include exploring the rock cycle through song and kinaesthetic activities, examining and identifying rocks and crystals, writing a biography of a scientist and even investigating the seven different minerals present in a toothpaste tube.

Find out what minerals can be found in beach sands and why they are important to us. This is a PowerPoint presentation about sand minerals and the products derived from them. It deals with the origin and deposition of the mineral deposits, the properties of the minerals zircon, rutile and ilmenite and their uses as well as those of the metals titanium and zirconium. Most slides include relevant images. A glossary is included.

The supply of oil and fuel is critical to transport systems that involve the movement of freight and people by air, rail and road. In Australia, reserves of accessible and inexpensive conventional oil to contribute to this demand are rapidly depleting. This fact sheet looks at the importance of oil shale, how it is mined, what it is used for a brief history.

Students undertake a number of baking activities which demonstrate how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed.

This is a teaching plan for a unit of work about minerals in Queensland, their mining and processing and the properties of the metals derived from them. It consists of a tabulated sequence of lesson topics and key concepts together with suggested strategies and resources. It makes extensive use of hyperlinks to resources from the Queensland Resources Councils Oresome Resources website as well as other sites.

The Tasmanian Minerals Council is acknowledged as the provider of this resource.The Finding Minerals booklet is designed for use from Kindergarten to Year 4 to assist student literacy and understanding of the minerals industry.In this pictorial reader, the places minerals are found and equipment and techniques used in the exploration process are identified.