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Chem 30 – Potash Mining – Removing the KCl from the Ore
Unit: Foundations of Chemistry
Students will discover how mining companies process the raw ore of potash (sylvinite) to produces the desirable potassium chloride (KCl). The students are given the task of separating the valuable KCl (sylvite) from the NaCl (halite) and gangue minerals in the ore...
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Grade 7 MS – Potash Solution Mining Dissolving Potash
Unit: Foundations of Chemistry
Students will discover through guided inquiry and hands on activities that one of Saskatchewan’s valuable mineral resources is a mechanical mixture which is mined by conventional underground methods or by dissolution in water...
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Grade 7 MS – Potash Solution Mining How do we know it’s KCl
Unit: Foundations of Chemistry
The students will simulate the work of a Chemical Engineer/Geochemist/Chemist /Chemical technician and general operations personnel by studying solubility curves to determine that the mineral precipitated out of solution was sylvite (KCl)...
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Grade 7 MS – Potash Solution Mining Recovering Dissolved Potash
Unit: Foundations of Chemistry
Students will discover through guided inquiry and teacher demonstration that Saskatchewan’s valuable potash mineral sylvite is separated from the other salt halite, by dissolution and precipitation due to differences in solubility...
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Uranium Processing Removing Heavy Metals from the Wastewater
Unit: Foundations of Chemistry
This activity was developed for the Saskatchewan Mining Association by A. Lafontaine (Teacher, Kenaston School). Uranium Processing information provided by B. Bharadwaj (Metallurgist, Cameco) and the Mill staff at Rabbit Lake Mine (Cameco Corporation)...
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Potash Solution Mining Model
Grades: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, & 12. In a hands-on, inquiry, and model making challenge, students are hired as mining engineers to bring the potash to the surface without using underground workers. Students learn about mechanical mixtures, solutions, solubility, dissolution, and evaporation through inquiry based experimentation.
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Investigating Careers in the Mining Industry (2015)
Grades: 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Embark on a thrilling journey to explore careers in the mining industry based on your unique personality traits! In this exciting activity inspired by Holland's Personality Career Test, students dive into the fascinating world of mining by discovering their personality type among six categories: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Through fun matching exercises, students uncover career paths tailored to each personality category, providing an engaging way to learn more about potential career options in mining.