NZMIA > resources for schools

All of the material on the NZMIA site can be used in schools.

This page is designed to provide quick access to the various specific resources, activities, and worksheets available on the site for school students and teachers. Further materials are being developed.

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How do we find minerals? What techniques are used to find mineral deposits in New Zealand and determine whether they are worth mining?

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	How is coal formed? What are the different types of coal? Where is the coal in New Zealand? How is coal mined? What is coal used for? How are coal mines rehabilitated? Includes worksheets, experiments, and practical activities.

	What is ironsand? Where does it come from? Where are the ironsand reserves in New Zealand? How is ironsand mined? What is it used for? How is an ironsand mine rehabilitated? Includes worksheets and activities.

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	In mid October 1998 the German research submersible JAGO conducted a series of dives to the bed of Lake Taupo. We followed their progress each day. This section of the website has been left unchanged as a record of the JAGO Dive Project. This material has many curriculum links.

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	What are industrial minerals? Where are they found in New Zealand? How are they mined, and processed? What are they used for in New Zealand and overseas? Features case studies of limestone and halloysite clay. Includes worksheets and activities.

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	Aggregates are the crushed rocks and gravel and sand we use for roads and concrete. Where are they found? How are they treated and processed? Includes worksheets and activities.

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	GNS Science conducts research in a range of areas. In New Zealand their research findings affect us all, from predicting earthquakes to measuring the strength of a power pole or analysing urban stormwater runoff. You can find more about their work in this section, and by visiting their website www.gns.cri.nz


		Volcanoes are part of New Zealand's geological and social history. This section links to over 50 volcano websites in New Zealand and around the world.


	An overview of base and precious metals found in New Zealand.


		A case study of the rehabilitation of the Golden Cross Mine at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula. (This link opens as a new window. Close the window to return.)

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