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Schedule
All About
Mining! Classroom sessions begin each morning at 7:30 AM
on the Colorado School of Mines Golden
campus.
Up to five classroom sessions are scheduled each day, Monday through
Friday, with appropriate breaks between sessions.
Listed below are the classroom session topics.
More about field trips Week 1
- Introduction
- Geology
- Geology of U.S. Ore Deposits
- Exploration Geophysics
- Geochemistry
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- Concrete Rocks!
- Industrial Minerals
- Mining Methods
- Drilling and Blasting
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Week 2
- Let's Build A Mine
- Chemical Leaching
- Colorado Mining History
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- Uranium Industry
- Metallurgy
- Mineral Processing
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Week 3
- Land Acquisition
- Environmental Controls
- Permitting
- Nonferrous Metals
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- Smelting/Refining
- International Mine Development
- Sustainability
- Remediation
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Week 4
- Resources for Educators
- Colorado Geological Survey
- U.S. Geological Survey Resources
- Women in Mining
- Mineral Information Institute
- Ferrous Metals
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- Metals Recycling
- Internet Resources
- Use of Computers in Mining
- Air Quality Issues
- Economics
- Wages & Salaries
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Field
Trips
Visiting a Wallboard Plant
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