NATURAL RESOURCES

WEBLINKS and ACTIVITIES

  Information about Minerals
Mineralogy Database

http://webmineral.com/

Mineral Information – density, color & other properties http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/property/physical.htm

MINERALS  by Jo Edkins

 http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/minerals/index.htm

MMI – Common Minerals and Their Uses

 http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.html

USGS – Mining and Mineral Resources

 http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/MineralResources/description_mineral_resources.html

Minerals for US Economy and Security

Decrease of Mining in US

http://www.nma.org/pdf/speeches/2003/nrc_041503.pdf

statistics pages 5-6, 12-18

Powerpoint on Mining

 http://www.mg.mtu.edu/esiweb_files/frame.htm

Mineral Information Institute – MII -Mine Reclamation

 http://www.mii.org/recl.html

The Role of Minerals in Life Processes

 http://www.mii.org/periodic/LifeElement.html
  Where Minerals are Found

National Mining Association – State uses of minerals

 http://www.nma.org/statistics/state_statistics_2001.asp

State of Michigan – Mineral Information

Where Located and Uses

 http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/mi.html

All States – Links to Mineral Locations and Uses

 http://www.mii.org/stateminerals.html

Kids Recycle

 http://www.kidsrecycle.org/index.php
  Ways to conserve our Mineral Resources

Beyond the Bin

Reasons why to recycle.

 http://www.recycleyourtrash.org/recycling/beyond.html

World Wise reduce reuse reclaim recycle

 http://www.worldwise.com/redreusrecre.html

Forest Products Conservation & Recycling Review

 http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/nltr/nltr0899.htm

International Plastics Task Force – recycled content

 http://www.ecologycenter.org/iptf/recycling/recycledcontent.html

Now I understand more about recycling plastics!

Recycling Used Computers

 http://www.svtc.org/listserv/letter93.htm

Environmental Considerations for Recycling

 http://www.astc.org/exhibitions/rotten/booktips.htm

Aluminum Recycling

 http://www.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/earth/cansfl.html

Recycle City – EPA.gov – miclimb recommended site

 http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

Consumer Handbook on Reducing Solid Waste

 http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/index.htm

Check out Links at the bottom of this page for recycling organizations

 http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm

Municipal Solid Waste

 http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/facts.htm

  GARBAGE: How can my community reduce waste?

 http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/intro.html

Michigan Recyling Coalition

 http://www.michiganrecycles.org/

EIA – Energy Information Association

Kid’s Page w/ Energy Ant

 http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.html
  Mining

Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms

 http://imcg.wr.usgs.gov/dmmrt/

State Minerals Statistics and Information

 http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/

InfoMine-type your ore into the search box

 http://www.infomine.com/

Link to Mining Maps  (coal and diamond)

 http://www.infomine.com/maps/#

Mineral Policy Center

 

 http://www.mineralpolicy.org/ewa/index.cfm

Typing copper into their search box gave a list of articles related to copper mining and pollution.

Mining History Network

 http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RBurt/MinHistNet/

This is the MICHIGAN.TECH library search box.

http://search.lib.mtu.edu/

If you search on “mining”  75 articles may be retrieved.  Check out one of the verticle file links.

The Mining Journal 

 

 http://www.mining-journal.com/

click on LINKS and you can go to a list of Mining Companies and  a list of Mining Organizations, Institutions and Associations.

Click on Mining Organizations, Institutions and Associations.

Scroll down the list and there are a number of associations for materials like…

Lead, Zinc, Titanium , Tin, Tungsten

Mining Technology

 http://www.mining-technology.com/ a professional site

Mining USA.com

 http://www.miningusa.com/ Another technical site – this one is about coal

The Office of Surface Mining

 http://www.osmre.gov/ A well designed site – somewhat technical but they let you know the topics under the links.

A slide show on Mining and Reclamation 

 http://www.osmre.gov/slides.htm An informative site.

SME: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration

 http://www.smenet.org/  Membership offered but some searches and information available without signing in.

Environmental Issues:  Mining and the Environment: An Introduction

 http://environment.about.com/library/weekly/?once=true&

MSHA: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor - Another site that looks very technical however on the right side there are links.

Find the Education and Training section and click on MSHA library.

Once on the library page  Scroll Down then click on the SEARCH button then type in what you would like to search for.

http://www.msha.gov/

http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/LIBRARY/library.HTM

 

GOOGLE SEARCHES:

mining products shipping consumer recycling