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Mining

Dr Rob at mine When you think about mining - drilling, discovery, digging and dirt, all probably spring to mind. But what about robots, dredges and magnetic detectors?

There's a whole lot more to it than just huge trucks and digging up rocks. So put on your work boots and hard hat and join Dr Rob as he SCOPES out all the science behind mining! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, 'under the SCOPE'.

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The basics of mining
What is a robotic dragline?
Meet some SQUIDs (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices)

Copper refining

Rocks and Minerals, a page full of great links to websites about mining, rocks and minerals
Geosciences Australia
Teacher resources from the Australian Institute of Minerals and Metallurgy
The Dynamic Earth
If humans go to space, can we mine there?
Sand from around the world

Try these DIY science activities from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and Science by Email:

Make an edible model of a chunk of Earth's crust

Dr Rob
Jane Holland - Environmental Specialist, CRL
Matthew Dunbabin - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
Keith Leslie - CSIRO Industrial Physics
Jeff Moncrieff - Technical Services Manager, Xstrata Zinc

Mining

VIDEO CLIPS

Mining

Copper refining

SQUID's

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