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Student ResourcesBC Mining and Community ShowcaseYou are invited to display your students' mining-related projects in our new, online gallery - the BC Mining and Community Showcase. » Read more Exploring Careers in Earth Sciences - New Web site One of our Canadian contributions for the IYPE is a new Web site - www.EarthSciencesCanada.com - which honours our geological heritage and the people who have contributed to its understanding. An important feature is a Web site for young people interested in Exploring Careers in Earth Sciences. » Read more Oresome Froth The Minerals Council of Australia Education Program has developed an interactive, on-line resource for students that explains the mining process and introduces them to the chemical processes involved in froth flotation of metal sulphide minerals. Oresome Froth can be used on-line or downloaded onto your computer. » Read more MAP PLACE  The Geological Survey Branch of the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources' MapPlace is a powerful on-line tool for creating geoscience maps of BC. » Read more
It Comes From a Mine It Comes From a Mine, an easy-to-read book from Placer Dome on the things we use in our daily lives that come from minerals is here - in English, French and Spanish! » Read more Drill and Blast Cycle  Drill and Blast Cycle is a video animation that demonstrates the steps involved in making a tunnel. The example shown is a large tunnel, such as one made to be used by cars or trains, but the tunnelling process is the same for mining underground. » Read more
Weblinks for Geoscience Information 
Selected websites with information on rocks, minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes and other topics in geology. » Read more
Weblinks for Mining Information  Selected websites for information on mining methods, mining history, mining operations, equipment, reclamation and other related topics. » Read more
Weblinks to Mineral Resources & Metals Information 
Select weblinks to information on a range of mineral products from coal to rubies to salt, and from aluminum to zinc. » Read more
Mining Photo Gallery 
View or download mining pictures that depict all stages of the mining process. Mining photo captions may be downloaded too. » Read more
Evolution of Mining Trucks  The evolution of mining trucks. Photo courtesy of Komatsu Mining Systems.
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