This is a fact sheet that provides information about open-cut mining and how the environmental impacts are managed.

Educational value statement

• Describes how open-cut mining is carried out
• Includes a table listing environmental impacts of underground mining and how each impact is managed.
• Can be downloaded as a PDF file.

Key learning objectives

• Students describe how mineral resources are extracted by open-cut mining
• Students explain how environmental impacts of open-cut mining can be managed.

Strands

• Science Understanding: Earth and space sciences
• Science as a Human Endeavour: Use and influence of science
• Geographical knowledge and understanding.

Australian Curriculum content statements (explicit)

Science: ACSSU075; ACSHE120; ACSHE121; ACSHE135; ACSHE136

Australian Curriculum content statements (implicit or able to be connected)

Science: ACSSU153