Mineral Resources
| Title (w/Hyperlink) | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
2019 Natural Resources in Vancouver Harbour Cruise Guidebook | MineralsEd | Guidebook from the Natural Resources in Vancouver Harbour Cruise field trip. |
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum | Extracted from the CIM 100th Anniversary Publication. | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on diamonds. | |
A History of Mining and Mineral Exploration in Canada (NRCan) | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | A report on the emergence of Canada's mineral industry and information on production, reserves, exploration results and outlook. |
MineralsEd | Teaching resource on the indsutrial minerals mined in BC and how they are used in everyday items. | |
NRCan | Up to date economic information on mining commodities in Canada. | |
United States Environmental Protection Agency | Activity book on reducing waste and conserving resources. | |
Bryan Farbridge (BCIT MMET) | Student presentation on his summer work season in the Cassiar Gold Exploration Camp. | |
Copper Development Association | Everything you have ever wanted to know about copper and the uses of this invaluable resource in our world. | |
Commodity.com | Where Does Copper Come From & Why Is Copper Such a Valuable Commodity? | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on copper. | |
Asarco Mineral Discovery Centre (AZ) | Information on making copper, life with copper and a quiz. | |
Smart Learning for All | Youtube video illustrating the method of purifying metals using electrolysis. | |
Placer Dome | Picture and activity book in Spanish on the everyday items made from mineral resources. | |
Minnesota Iron | Youtube video illustrating how iron is used in many ways in our everyday lives. | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on graphite. | |
MineralsEd | Information on how metals and minerals are essential to creating and using green technologies. | |
911 Metallurgy Corp. | Youtube video explaining the heap leaching process of extracting metals from ore. | |
Historique de l'Exploration Minérale et de l'Exploitation Miniere au Canada (RNCan) | NRCan | A report on the emergence of Canada's mineral industry and information on production, reserves, exploration results and outlook. |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how coal is mined, refined and used to generate electricity. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how copper ore is mined, processed and refined into pure copper metal. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how crude oil is extracted. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how ceramic dinnerware is made from industrial minerals. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how fibreglass insulation is made from industrial minerals. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how pencil leads are made from the mineral graphite. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating dimension stone quarrying of granite. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating the many uses of silver. | |
Discovery Channel | Youtube video illustrating how the salt is produced. | |
Edison Tech Centre | Youtube video showing magnetic separators at a mine, and explaining how they work. | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on iron. | |
Placer Dome | Picture and activity book on the everyday items made from mineral resources. | |
Placer Dome | Picture and activity book in French on the everyday items made from mineral resources. | |
Sully Science | Youtube video demonstration of basic magnetic separation. | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on magnetite. | |
Manganese: Powering The Next Generation of Lithium-ion Batteries | Visual Capitalist | Infographic on manganese. |
By Dick Gackenbach | "McGoogan, Master Guitar Player and Singer of Songs, befriends a rock with a hankering to see the sea." | |
Mineralogical Society of America | This interactive website guides kids through mineral groups, mineral properties, mineral identification, minerals in your home, the rock cycle, and crystals. Includes mineral games to help test what they have learned! | |
Various sources | Youtube playlist compiled by MineralsEd to show and explain various methods of mineral processing. | |
Science Views | Minerals and metals A-Z and ways they are used. | |
University of Waterloo | Information, uses, and experiments involving minerals such as Copper, Fluorite, Mica, Calcite, etc. | |
MineralsEd | Activity book to help students learn about all the objects in their home made with mineral resources. | |
MineralsEd | Activity Key to the MineralsEd activity book, Minerals In Your Home. | |
USGS | Minerals used in sports. | |
Mineralogical Society of America - Mineralogy 4 Kids | Interactive site to learn about minerals found in everyday objects | |
911 Metallurgist | Infographic on the minerals used to make an iPhone, and the importance of recycling electronics. | |
Nickel Institute | Everything you have ever wanted to know about Ni and its uses | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on nickel. | |
Oresome Resources | Information about minerals in summer Olympic sports. | |
Kennecott Utah Copper | Dynamic 6-minute video depicting how we mine and process copper and the need of copper in our everyday lives. | |
Science Alert | Colourful Periodic Table with an illustration for a familiar item made from the element. | |
PortTV: People of the Port – Behind the Scenes at Vancouver Wharves | Port of Vancouver | Youtube video about the big bright yellow sulphur piles on the North Shore. Great for middle, junior, and high school. |
GoGold Resources | Youtube video animation that illustrates a heap leaching facility at a mine site. | |
Fuse School | Youtube video illustrating the methods and techniques used to purify copper. | |
MineralsEd | Youtube video that explains the mineral exploration phase of the mine development cycle. | |
United States Steel Corporation | Youtube video showing how steel is produced. | |
MineralsEd | An example of a mine development feasibility study by BCIT Mineral Exploration and Mining Technology Diploma students. | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on the Labrador Trough. | |
Oxford Museum of Natural History | Interactive games to learn about rocks and minerals. | |
Annie Leonard | A 20-minute animation of the consumerist society. | |
Visual Capitalist | Infographic on tungsten. | |
Cameco | Information on uranium including an animation that explains exploration, the mining process and how Ur is used to generate electricity. | |
MineralsEd | Information on how metals and minerals are essential to all sorts of sport acitvities. | |
Mining2Me | Just what elements are needed to make your smartphone? Find out in this informative video! | |
American Zinc Assocation | Everything you have ever wanted to know about zinc and its uses. | |
MineralsEd | Youtube video illustrating the many uses of zinc in our everyday lives. | |
Kentucky Fried Movie | Funny video on the importance of zinc in our daily lives. |