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1.Rock Odyssey                           by David Zaremba

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1.Rock Odyssey                           by David Zaremba

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This resource is a kit that is composed of six sets of samples of real rocks and minerals for students to explore. It also  contains nine books with information on rocks and minerals, five charts to help with identification and information and backline masters of observation and note taking handouts that can be photocopied for hands on activities.
This resource is available through the central district's Learning Commons and Education Centre so it is something available for us to use anytime. It would serve as a great provocation to start an inquiry on the rock cycle. It provides an opportunity for students to handle and observe rocks and minerals. It would be an engaging hands on activity that all students will enjoy as well as a chance to guide them into  group work at the beginning of the unit. It also provides an opportunity for teachers to assess and/or teach observation skills as well as note taking skills at the start of the unit.

Work  Cited:
Zaremba, David. Rock Odyssey [kit],
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Nicole Williamson is a geologist and geochemist. Her work focuses on the geology and geochemistry of the Hawaiian volcanoes, but  she has also taught mineralogy classes and planetary science.
She has done interviews with our students in the past and is an excellent primary resource for the students to learn about geology and minerals. She would also provide some  information on volcanos and the students would be able to ask her questions which we could prepare ahead of time. She is very knowledgeable and could even do the interview in French for our French Immersion classes.

Works Cited
Interview with an Expert
Nicole Williamson, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate

Pacific Center for Isotopic and Geochemical Research

Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

The University of British Columbia

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2. NASA The Rock Cycle and Rocking the Rock Cycle

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2. NASA The Rock Cycle and Rocking the Rock Cycle

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The first link is a teacher resource which offers a game to explore the different processes that form rocks, and more hands on activities to explore the rock cycle. The second link is an educational video that compares three main types of rocks found on Earth to the rocks found on the moon.
These are great resources for providing some basic background knowledge on the rock cycle and more hands on activities in a group work setting.
The same website offers videos on planetary volcanos for those students that want to take it further.
Works Cited

NASA. "Rocking the Rock Cycle." www.NASA.gov. Web. retrieved: July 23rd, 2021 <https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/rockingtherockcycle.pdf>.

NASA. "Our World the Rock Cycle." https://nasaeclips.arc.nasa.gov.April 9, 2013. Web. retrieved: July 23rd, 2021 <https://nasaeclips.arc.nasa.gov/video/ourworld/our-world-the-rock-cycle>.

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Our World: The Rock Cycle | Our World | NASA eClips

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3.Rocks, Minerals and Gems              by John Farndon

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3.Rocks, Minerals and Gems              by John Farndon

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This book is a basic guide to rocks, minerals and gems. It has beautiful, full colour photographs and is written in simple language so it can appeal to all readers regardless of their reading ability. It shares information on how to identify rocks, the landscape where different types of rocks would be found and also has interesting facts and identification tips.
This book would appeal to students and it would provide information on individual rocks, gems  and minerals.

Works Cited

Farndon, John. Rocks, Minerals and Gems. Illustrated edition ed. Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books, 2016. Print.

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Rocks, Minerals and Gems: Farndon, John: 9781770858688: Books - Amazon.ca

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Horne Lakes are local natural caves that we can visit. They offer great hands-on programs for schools that would have students learn about Vancouver Island geology.
Some of the topics covered are different types of metamorphic rocks, how cave stalactites, stalagmites are formed, underground rivers and the water cycle, sensitive ecosystems conservation and protection, effects of previous ice-ages on Vancouver Island.

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Field trip to Horne Lake Caves, Guided Tour and activities
https://hornelake.com/small-school-groups/
Accessed on July 23rd, 2021

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Horne Lake offers many options for school groups, including outdoor activities, caving, and group on site camping. Experience Vancouver Island's wilderness.

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6.British Columbia, Its Land, Mineral and Water Resources       by Sandy Duncan

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6.British Columbia, Its Land, Mineral and Water Resources       by Sandy Duncan

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Although an older resource, it contains general information about BC's resources, their extraction, management, issues related to the environment and specific populations. There is a section specifically on mining that would help add to our Rock Cycle inquiry.
This resource would be good for research and for presenting our relationship to BC resources. It presents a local perspective with a focus on curricular content as it was designed by BC educators. It is full of diagrams, charts, maps, visual representations etc. modelling a variety of formats to present data and information.

Works Cited

Duncan, Sandy. British Columbia, its Land, Mineral and Water Resources. Pacific Edge Pub, 1996. Print.

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Kids Books " British Columbia, Its Land, Mineral and Water Resources

This exciting text was developed specifically for the BC Science and Social Studies curricula. It is the only comprehensive resource available which provides all the content necessary to learn about B.C.'s living and non-living resources. And best of all it has been developed in B.C. by B.C. educators and has been recommended by the BC Ministry of Education.

Students will learn:

about land, mineral and water resources; the ways we use the resources and the effects of using them.

how we use the land for growing crops, for raising animals and hunting wildlife and for forestry, tourism and recreation.

that B.C.'s mountains are full of minerals and how this abundance of minerals makes mining B.C.'s third most important industry.

why water is an important resource in B.C. for drinking, hydroelectric power, recreation, industry and as a food source.

the uses, benefits and economic impact of BC's resources; from traditional First Nations to present day.

the evolution of the technology used in resource development and use, environmental issues, sustainability and careers.

Special Features of this resource include:

Before You Read - encourages students to access their knowledge of the subject before reading for information.

Looking Ahead - provides an overview of the content of the chapter.

Story Profiles - present information in an alternate format that students will find interesting and entertaining.

What Do You Think? - challenge students to think about and debate issues.

Charts and graphs - present statistical information in a graphic format.

Clipboards - highlight interesting information.

Looking Back - summarizes the content of the chapter.

After You Read - suggest activities that review or extend the content of the chapter.

Key words are highlighted the first time they appear in the text. These words are defined in the glossary.

Teacher's Guide available.

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British Columbia, Its Land, Mineral and Water Resources, 1996) - Indigenous & First Nations Kids Books - Strong Nations

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This exciting text was developed specifically for the BC Science and Social Studies curricula. It is the only comprehensive resource available which provides all the content necessary to learn about B.C.'s living and non-living resources. And best of all it has been developed in B.C. by B.C.

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8.Mineral Match Panels                  by CIM Foundation

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8.Mineral Match Panels                  by CIM Foundation

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This resources is a set of visuals that connect minerals to objects we use in our daily lives.
It would be very helpful in highlighting students connection to our dependency on mineral resources.

Works Cited

CIMF. "Mineral Match Pannels." CIM Foundation. Web. July 23rd, 2021 <http://www.cmmf72.org/en/mineral-match-panels>.

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CIM Foundation To maintain leadership in the mining world, Canada requires the best educated workforce

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10.Canoe Kids Volume 2: The Haida of Haida Gwaii               by Canoe Kids

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10.Canoe Kids Volume 2: The Haida of Haida Gwaii               by Canoe Kids

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A beautiful book that explores Haida First Nations culture through stories and vivid photographs. There is a strong environmental theme throughout the book as we learn about Haida's connection to the land.
This is a wonderful way to incorporate First nations perspective on environmental issues. Learning about culture and connections to the land through stories is a powerful way to  develop empathy.

Works Cited

Canoe Kids. Canoe Kids Volume 2: The Haida of Haida Gwaii. Reality Media, 2016. Print.

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From The Publisher*

Canoe Kids Vol. 2 The Haida is the second issue of a 24 edition series designed as family books for kids all ages. This eight-year project will see the Canoe Kids Team embed with 24 Peoples the publication designed as a family book for kids all ages. The mandate for the full-colour book (197 full colour high res photographs) is Exploring Indigenous Cultures through Authentic Indigenous Voices. The publication balances culture, equity and the environment in a beautiful mix that reminds the reader of the pictorial quality of National Geographic with a more in depth editorial content. This second issue focuses on the Haida Nation of Haida Gwaii. In 165 pages the reader is introduced to the Haida People who kindly assisted the Canoe Kids staff by allowing access to Haida territory. Canoe Kids acknowledges the generosity of the Council of Haida Nation, the Haida Museum and the Haida Heritage Centre.

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Canoe Kids Volume 2: The Haida of Haida Gwaii

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From The Publisher* Canoe Kids Vol. 2 The Haida is the second issue of a 24 edition series designed as family books for kids all ages. This eight-year project will see the Canoe Kids Team embed with 24 Peoples the publication designed as a family book for kids all ages.

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On this paddlet, I have gathered ten of the best resources that would be helpful to conduct an inquiry for a grade 5 class. This inquiry will be in the subject of science, and it will focus on the curricular Big Idea: “Earth materials change as they move through the rock cycle and can be used as natural resources.” Some of the big questions that we will use as possible guides are:

How do we interact with water, rocks, minerals, soils, and plants?

How can we act as stewards of our environment? (https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/science/5/core)

I chose this topic because I know I will be collaborating with the grade 4/5 teacher on an inquiry on the Rock Cycle next year and I wanted to use this as part of my planning. With this thought in mind, I made an effort to select resources that are actually available for the students at my school to use. I selected books that can be found through our district's Library Learning Commons catalogue and websites that are available to use. I also tried to base my choices on a variety of formats and place a focus on resources that would engage the students and motivate the teacher who will be collaborating with me on this inquiry, as it will be one of my first projects as a Teacher Librarian. I tried to include resources and learning experiences that would appeal to a variety of learners with a variety of skills. I also wanted to take advantage of local resources to make the inquiry more relevant to their lives. Quite frankly, I ended up with an overwhelming amount of resources and thus the curation process began.

I prioritized resources based on ERAC’s Evaluating, Selecting and Acquiring Learning Resources: A Guide as I found the form they offered in their document very helpful. I generally followed these questions:

1.    Does it support the rationale, pedagogy and goals of the BC curriculum?

2.    Does it support active learning and a variety of learning styles?

3.    Does the resource encourage and support group work and independent learning?

4.    Does it help develop critical thinking skills?

5.    Does it support the development of communication skills?

6.    Does it encourage and promote creativity?

7.    Is the content accurate and relevant to BC, Canada?

8.    Is the content applicable to the students’ lives?

9.    Are the concepts in this resource clear and age appropriate?

10. Does it support a variety of learning styles?

11. Do the visual representation and layout support student learning?

12. Does it present different perspectives and does it promote respect of diversity?

Works Cited

"BC Curriculum -Science 5
." Web. <https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/science/5/core>.

Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium. (2008). Evaluating, selecting and acquiring learning resources: A guide. Vancouver, BC: ERAC.

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9.Siha Tooskin Knows the Nature of Life                            by Charlene Bearhead and Wilson Bearhead 

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9.Siha Tooskin Knows the Nature of Life                            by Charlene Bearhead and Wilson Bearhead 

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This is a short chapter book that represents human connection to nature and our responsibility to protect it.
It provides a great depiction of First Nations teachings of our connection to the land and also it serves as background on some historical events in the history of our treatment of First Nations People.
This short chapter book would be a good resource to create an inter curricular  link to Language Arts content. It also provides a First Nations' perspective in our inquiry.

Works Cited
Bearhead, Charlene, Wilson Bearhead, and Chloe Bluebird Mustooch. Siha Tooskin Knows the Nature of Life. Newburyport: Portage & Main Press, 2020. Web.

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Kids Books " Siha Tooskin Knows the Nature of Life

Rocks, grass, trees, birds-what can they possibly teach human beings?

Paul Wahasaypa knows that Ena Makoochay (Mother Earth) gives us many things. On this compelling nature journey with Ena (his mom), we learn how strength, generosity, kindness, and humility are all shown to us by grandfather rocks, towering trees, four-legged ones, and winged ones, reminding us of the part we have to play in this amazing creation. Join Paul and Ena as they experience the beautiful nature of life.

The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.

Educator & Series Information
The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy. Explore Nakota culture and traditions alongside Paul Wahasaypa and his community in this eight-book series.

Key Features:

A coming-of-age story about a Nakota boy learning about his identity and developing a sense of cultural responsibility in a contemporary, urban setting. Also touches on issues of environmental ecology and bullying.

Charlene Bearhead and Wilson Bearhead are both well-respected and accomplished educators and storytellers.

A part of the Siha Tooskin Knows series with teachings that show an Indigenous community and family in a positive light.

Nakota lessons aim for universality, informing both Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers.

This book illustrates how traditional teachings can play a vital role in contemporary life.

Dynamic illustrations by Nakota artist Chloe Bluebird Mustooch bring this story to life.

Recommended for ages 9 to 11. Early Chapter Books.

Themes/Keywords/Subjects: Family, Sustainability, Ecology, Environmental Awareness, Nature, Nakota, Mother Earth.

This book also touches on historical events and happenings in Canadian and Indigenous history, such as the banning of potlatches and other ceremonies, residential schools, and more.

Recommended in the Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools 2020/2021 resource list for Grades 3 to 6 in the areas of English, Science, and Social Studies.

This work offers an opportunity to learn the Nakota terminology that is translated in an attached glossary.

Additional Information
40 pages | 5.50" x 8.00" | Colour Illustrations

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Rocks, grass, trees, birds-what can they possibly teach human beings?Paul Wahasaypa knows that Ena Makoochay (Mother Earth) gives us many things. On this compelling nature journey with Ena (his mom), we learn how strength, generosity, kindness, and humility are all shown to us by grandfather rocks, towering trees, four-legged ones, and winged ones, reminding us of the part we have to play in this amazing creation.

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7.Mining                                               by John Sandlos, Arn Keeling

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7.Mining                                               by John Sandlos, Arn Keeling

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This is an article in the Canadian Encyclopedia on mining as one of the primary industries in Canada. It provides information on the process, its history and its economic impact.
This would provide background information on the way resources are extracted once they have learned about the rock cycle.
It also provides links to other articles in the Encyclopedia that go more in depth into the history of mining and a series of pictures of mining around the country.

Works Cited

Sandlos, John and Keeling, Arn. "Mining." The Canadian Encyclopedia.April 7, 2009. Web. July 23rd, 2021 <https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mining>.

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Mining is one of Canada's primary industries and involves the extraction, refining, and/or processing of economically valuable rocks and minerals. Mineral products - including gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel - are critical to modern industrial society. Although mining has been key to Canadian settlement and development, in recent decades the industry has also been criticized for its environmental and social impacts. Canada remains one of the world's leading mining countries and has become a centre of global mining finance and expertise.

Description

Mining entails the extraction of ore, defined as rock from the earth's crust containing valuable minerals. It may also include quarrying, or the digging of sand, gravel or aggregate for construction purposes. Although the excavation of oil sands is similar, oil and gas production is not typically considered mining. Important Canadian mineral products include precious metals ( gold, silver, platinum) and diamonds; base metals ( iron, copper, lead, zinc, nickel); energy minerals such as coal and uranium; and industrial minerals ( limestone, rock salt, potash, gypsum).

The broad term "mining" often refers not only to the direct extraction of minerals, but to the complete cycle from discovery to mineral processing. Mineral exploration entails the identification of geological formations that may contain valuable ore. These formations may be found by prospectors traveling over the land or (increasingly) by aerial reconnaissance and sophisticated remote-sensing equipment. Once a valuable ore body is identified and claimed by a mining company, actual mining may proceed if market conditions are favourable and investors can be found.

Processes

Mineral Extraction

Mineral extraction ranges from basic low-technology techniques to massive energy- and capital-intensive undertakings. Historically, "high-grade" ores (containing high levels of target minerals) were mined using simple pick-and-shovel or water separation techniques (pans, sluices, etc.), often by a solo miner or small team. Gold was often mined in this manner. As accessible high-grade deposits declined, more elaborate technologies such as dredging and hydraulic mining (i.e. washing away sediment with high pressure water streams) required larger capital investments. Dredging, for instance, was key to maintaining production in the Klondike goldfields after the initial high-grade creek sediments were mined out. Coal and base-metal mines typically required digging and blasting deep underground to follow the veins of ore, for example, some mines tunnel far into mountain sides, while others range below water bodies (as at Newfoundland's Bell Island mine). Throughout the 20th century, technologies such as underground railcars, machine hoists, and large power shovels reduced the need for human labour as well as the rate and severity of industrial accidents.

After the Second World War, declining ore grades and new technologies, including large earth-moving machines, spurred the development of "opencast" mining. These methods, also known as strip mining or open-pit mining, remove surface material, or overburden, to reveal extensive, low-grade deposits. The removal of vegetation and soils and the creation of massive pits by opencast mining make it controversial as a source of landscape degradation and water pollution.

Mineral Processing and Associated Waste

Typically, target minerals form a small fraction of mined rock; today's mines often exploit ores containing a fraction of a percent of valuable minerals. Mineral processing, or beneficiation, removes target minerals through various thermo-mechanical or chemical techniques. The waste material, a pulverized rock slurry known as tailings, poses a major disposal challenge. It often contains heavy metals ( cadmium, arsenic, lead, zinc, etc.) that may be released into waterways, soil, and the air (as dust) at levels that threaten the health of humans and wildlife. Moreover, tailings from sulfide mineral deposits may react with water and air to produce sulfuric acid (or acid mine drainage) which can in turn dissolve more toxic heavy metals from surrounding rock or waste piles. In the case of uranium or radium mining, radioactive material within tailings may present a danger to local populations of humans and wildlife. At many mines, the sheer volume of waste rock and tailings can be staggering, creating large-scale, human-made topography such as ridges, hills, and the pits where the tailings were originally mined. The processing of ore in smelters, where rock is heated to very high temperatures to extract base metals, can result in smokestack pollution in the form of toxic compounds, such as sulfur dioxide and arsenic trioxide. While technological improvements have resulted in the increased capture of these pollutants prior to emission from smelter stacks, the collection of highly toxic dusts, such as arsenic trioxide, can pose additional waste disposal problems. More broadly, the combination of high postwar demand, declining ore grades, and increasing volumes of rock and tailings has meant that mining now generates the largest waste stream of any industry.

History

Early Exploration

Pre-contact Aboriginal use and trade of Canada's rich mineral resources included copper, gold, silver and chert. European exploration and colonization of northern North America was partially motivated by the search for valuable minerals. In 1577-8, Martin Frobisher established a mining operation at Baffin Island although the ore shipped turned out to be worthless and the venture collapsed. Fur trader Samuel Hearne and his guide Matonabbee traversed the region west of Hudson Bay to the mouth of the Coppermine River from 1770-2, in search of deposits of copper exploited by Dene people (including the Yellowknives, so named for their copper tools). During this early colonial period, settlers and sailors exploited small quantities of underground resources, particularly coal outcrops on Cape Breton Island and in New Brunswick, for local trade in the mid-17th century.

19th Century

Large-scale industrial exploitation of mineral resources in Canada commenced at the St. Maurice Forges in Québec. They were fed by iron deposits at Trois-Rivières and operated from 1738 to 1883. Industrial demand for coal and iron spurred the expansion of mining and smelting in the late colonial period. Coal mining developed rapidly near Sydney, Cape Breton, and, in the mid-19 th century, major coal deposits were located on Vancouver Island.

Precious metal discoveries in the 19th century spurred settlement and hinterland development across the country. Placer gold deposits in Québec and Nova Scotia stimulated important new mining laws, and massive gold rushes to the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia (1858) and the Klondike in the Yukon (1896) led directly to the extension of colonial and, eventually, Canadian authority over these regions. Silver discoveries north of Lake Superior spurred treaty-making with local First Nations to permit prospecting and mineral development in the 1850s. Ontario's rich Silver Islet mine was notable as the first site to use a diamond drill and compressed air drills. Silver discoveries near Mayo in the central Yukon led to the establishment of the Keno Hill mining camp, whose production between 1913 and 1989 exceeded the value of the Klondike.

Railway construction at the end of the 19th century opened up new mining territories in Northern Ontario and across the country. Canadian Pacific Railway construction led to the development of two of Canada's most significant individual mines: Sudbury nickel in the 1880s and, later, the Sullivan lead-zinc mine in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Colonization railways constructed in northern Ontario led to the important silver discovery at Cobalt (1903), which, for a time, was North America's greatest silver camp. The pre- First World War period also saw the discovery of gold at Porcupine (later Timmins) and Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

20th Century

In the first half of the 20th century, Canada emerged as a world-leading producer of a wide range of minerals. Mines in the Canadian Shield produced not only precious metals but, increasingly, critical base metals, such as copper, lead and zinc as well. Mines at Flin Flon (copper-zinc) and Sherridon (nickel), Manitoba, helped consolidate the province's northward expansion, and similarly dramatic transformations followed the discoveries of radium at Great Bear Lake and gold at Yellowknife in the 1930s, inaugurating the Northwest Territories' storied mining history. To the east, gold mines were founded in the Rouyn-Noranda-Val-d'Or gold belt in Québec in the 1920s.

Driven by global demand for raw materials, the post- Second World War period witnessed a rapid expansion in the industry and saw important developments in recently-discovered minerals, such as uranium at Great Bear Lake, in northern Saskatchewan, and northern Ontario; potash on the Prairies and in New Brunswick; and industrial minerals such as asbestos, molybdenum and gypsum. Though not a major global producer, the Canadian coal industry also expanded, even as the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland fields were exhausted, through the development of large open-pit and strip-mining operations in British Columbia.

Beginning in the 1960s, opencast mining permitted the massive expansion of Canadian mineral production from coast-to-coast. Key sites included: Pine Point, Northwest Territories (lead, zinc); Highland Valley, British Columbia (copper); Northern Saskatchewan (uranium); Thetford Mines, Québec (asbestos); the Brunswick #12 mine at Bathurst, New Brunswick (lead, zinc, copper); and Schefferville, Québec, and Labrador City, Newfoundland (iron ore). Mining also expanded to Canada's far north; the short-lived Rankin Inlet nickel mine was Canada's first Arctic mine and was followed by Nanisivik and Polaris, the first high-Arctic mines. More recently, a major nickel mine was established at Voisey's Bay, Labrador, and diamond mines (Ekati and Diavik) in the Northwest Territories opened in the 1990s, even as the latter region's gold mines began their decline. Since the 1990s, Canada has emerged as a globally significant producer of diamonds and platinum group metals, while rare earth elements (used in green technologies and consumer electronics) are considered an important future prospect.

Mineral processing industries also expanded in this period, from the presence of a few smelters (notably at Trail, British Columbia; Sudbury, Ontario; and Arvida, Québec), to include a dozen base-metal refineries across the country, ferro-alloy plants for processing iron ore, as well as a number of other types of mineral "beneficiation" facilities. Aluminum smelters were established in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec before the war and at Kitimat, British Columbia in 1951, each taking advantage of large hydroelectric power installations.

Mining and the Economy

The value of mineral production surged in the postwar period, growing from just over $400 million to over $5 billion in 1975. Although the industry is beset by cyclical downturns in demand and price, -usually associated with recessions, such as those in the early 1980s and 1990s - the total value of non-fuel minerals reached $21.7 billion in 2004. After a dip in 2011, Canada's total estimated mineral production in 2012 topped $46.8 billion, representing 3.4 per cent of the country's gross domestic product. While mining's importance to Canada's overall economy and employment has declined, it remains a regionally significant industry, particularly in northern parts of the provinces and the northern territories. Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Québec are the leading mineral producing provinces.

Canada is not only a major producer of important minerals and metals, but also a centre of global mining finance and expertise. The TSX and TSX Venture stock exchanges have become world centres for investment in mining and mineral exploration companies. Canadian-based firms operate mines around the world, but there is increasing scrutiny and controversy surrounding the practices and impacts of Canadian mining companies in developing countries. Similar concerns around the effects of large-scale mineral developments on nearby Aboriginal territories in Canada (especially in the North) are prompting mining companies to adopt "corporate social responsibility" initiatives, including community consultation and impact and benefit agreements.

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Types Of Rocks | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Videos For Kids

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Rock cycle video |  Learn about Types of Rocks | Rock cycle for kids

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The Rock Cycle - Earth Science for Kids!

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Rocks for Kids | Learn all about geology and rocks

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Types of Rocks Quiz for Kids | Identifying Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks

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