Everything comes from somewhere. If it didn’t grow, it was mined. Minerals Council of Australia created this amazing snapshot of 30 things we use everyday that would not exist without mining. View them all here.
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 ...
In this worksheet, students identify the minerals and metals in objects commonly used in their house and look at the properties that make the metal suitable for use in these objects. To be used in conjunction with the ‘Mining makes your house’ interactive. Australian Curriculum content ...
Identify how mines affect the environment and investigate ways of reducing the impact. This is a student worksheet comprising a diagram showing activities at a mine site and a table to be completed by the student. Students use the table to summarise environmental impacts of the mine and actions taken ...