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School Resources
This section is presented in conjunction with the New Zealand Minerals Industry Association which provides a range of educational resources on their website www.minerals.co.nz as well as a range of booklets and fact sheets
Coal
- Where does coal come from?How was coal formed in New Zealand?
- What is the history of exploration for coal in New Zealand?
- What types of coal are there in New Zealand?
- Where is the coal in New Zealand?
- How is coal mined?
- What is coal used for?
- How are coal mines rehabilitated?
- Links to other sites
- Activities
- Worksheet
click here
Aggregates
- An introduction to minerals
- An introduction to aggregates
- What are aggregates?
- Where do aggregates come from?
- How are aggregates formed?
- How are aggregates mined?
- How are aggregates produced?
- What are aggregates used for?
- How are aggregate quarries rehabilitated?
- Worksheet No 1: Aggregates
- Worksheet No 2: Investigating New Zealand's Mineral Resource in Detail
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Industrial minerals
- An introduction to minerals
- An introduction to industrial minerals
- Aggregates
- Bentonite Clay
- Brickmaking Clay
- Halloysite Clay
- Limestone
- Perlite
- Pumice
- Salt
- Serpentine
- Sulphur
- Zeolites
- Uses of New Zealand Industrial Minerals
- Industrial Minerals in Everyday Life: How Glass is Made
- Industrial Minerals in Everyday Life: You can't build a house without minerals
- Case Study: Limestone
- Case Study: Halloysite Clay
- Worksheet No.1 Limestone
- Worksheet No.2 Investigating a New Zealand Mineral Resource in Detail
- Activity: Concrete Ideas
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Base and precious metals
- Aluminium
- Antimony
- Chromium
- Copper
- Gold
- Iron
- Lead & Zinc
- Manganese
- Mercury
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Platinum
- Silver
- Tin
- Titanium
- Tungsten
- Uranium
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Ironsands
- How is ironsand formed?
- How has the ironsand resource been developed?
- How is ironsand mined?
- How is ironsand turned into iron and steel?
- Where is the ironsand in New Zealand?
- Can ironsand be used for other products?
- How is a sandmine rehabilitated?
- How does a steel mill minimise its environmental effects?
- Worksheet
click here
Rehabilitation: Green from Gold
- Find out how a modern gold mine is rehabilitated.
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