Year Level(s) | Years 3-6 Years 7-10 Years 11-12 |
Subject Area(s) | Geography Science SOSE General Science |
Topic(s) | Coal & Low Emission Technology Environment Mining Rocks & Minerals Technology Underground Mining Minerals Processing Smelting & Refining |
Resource Type | Media Image Map |
This is a Google Earth interactive map showing the locations of operating mines in Australia. Each location is represented by name and an icon corresponding to the commodities extracted. Students can click on the icon to see basic information about the commodities, the operator and location of the mine.
Queensland Resources Council wishes to acknowledge the considerable assistance provided by Geoscience Australia in the provision of these maps.
NB: To view this map, Google Earth is required. To download Google Earth, go to http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
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Science: ACSSU153