Links

Sites Containing Educational Materials Related to
Geology, Minerals, and Environmental Facts

Videos of the Elements (Univ. of Nottingham )	Carved in Stone, interesting and non-technical monthly articles from Aggregates Manager Magazine. Excellent resource.
Rock Odyssey In our opinion, this is the greatest rocks & minerals video available for grades 2 to 4 or 5. An excellent presentation of the three types of rocks. This is the video your students will ask to see again at the end of the school year. Order from Mii	The Rocks Gallery at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History web site provides a variety of materials that can help you and your students. Check it out at this link to see how it can best help you.
American Geological Institute - Education Page http://www.agiweb.org/geoeducation.html	Earth Science Week: http://www.earthsciweek.org/
Multimedia Minerals. A CD containing pictures of over 300 minerals. There is a charge for the CD which can be ordered from the publisher.	American Coal Foundation More than you ever thought to ask about coal. Materials are free to teachers for first copy.
Northwest Mining Association	Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME)
Women in Mining - Women In Mining is dedicated to educating students, teachers and the general public about the importance of minerals. Activities, games, links.	Colorado Mining Association Minerals mined in Colorado, economic contributions, Toxic Release Inventory information.
Environmental Literacy. http://www.enviroliteracy.org/ This web site is intended to help students and teachers study environmental issues by guiding them to the best resources available on the Internet. The goal is to help you find information you need from high-quality sources and to introduce you to a variety of viewpoints and thoughtful analyses on environmental issues.	Cyantists Web site - Reliable Technical Information About Cyanide. The Cyantists are a small group of individuals who have devoted entire careers to the scientific understanding of cyanide and its interaction with industry, the environment and society. The technical issues discussed surrounding cyanide and its related compounds include analysis, chemistry, environmental fate, human health and safety, animal toxicity, management, production, transportation, usage, recycling and treatment.
National Energy Foundation - Extensive information about how energy is produced and used in the United States. Includes classroom materials for download.	Global Change - An excellent teacher resource containing scientific information about global change.
whyfiles.org - This site offers more depth and information to help you apply reason to what you hear from the media.	Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association School Zone Page. They also offer a Teacher's Workshop.
Michigan Tech Earth Science Institute http://www.mg.mtu.edu/mining/nsfesit.html - for Middle and High School Science Teachers Classroom Applications of Mineral Exploration, Mining, Mineral Recovery, and Use	Nevada Mining Association Nevada Mining is dedicated to the better education of our nation's youth. On these pages, you will find fun, educational activities for the classroom and the entire family. Learn how mining is important in our everyday lives.
Earth Science and Geography Resource Page http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/	ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center -
Arizona Mining Association's education programs www.azcu.org and http://www.azresourceed.org/	Scripps Institution of Oceanography This educational site for K-12 teachers and students was developed by their Earthguide Production Team.
Lapidary Journal Magazine features gem and mineral show schedules throughout the country:	Elementymology & Elements Multidict This is THE web site for element names. You will find this site useful not only for the origins (etymology) of element names, but also for translations of each element name into numerous other languages.
Iron Mining Association of Minnesota Taconite Rocks! is a comprehensive curriculum developed by educators on Minnesota's Iron Range to be used in sixth-grade classes. Combining science, language skills, mathematics and social studies, Taconite Rocks! offers a number of modules that can be used in a variety of classroom settings.	California Gold Rush Excellent material about the history of the California Gold Rush. Each section plays a different tune representative of the times. Very nice teaching story about the Donner Party, a group of people on the way to the Gold Rush who were stranded in the mountains over the winter. Questions and teacher tips.
The Teacher Friendly Guide to Geology: http://www.teacherfriendlyguide.org/	Rio Tinto's Kennecott Utah Copper video, From Ore to More - the Story of Copper. http://www.kennecott.com/ore-to-more/

Mining Museums and Historical Mining Information

(Great places for field trips! Some have fun activities like gold panning.)

Arizona Ghost Towns	Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum Activities, Special Events, Displays
Australian Mining History	Australia's Northern Territory - Mining History
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum	Butte, Montana World Museum of Mining
Cobalt's Northern Ontario Mining Museum Interesting, mainly text site, not many pictures. Parts are still under construction.	Colorado - Lafayette Coal Miners' Museum
Dahlonega, Georgia Courthouse Gold Museum A little about the history of gold mining in Georgia. This is an old mining town, but there isn’t much about the mining. Some history about the town itself.	Eckley Miner's Village Eckley Miners' Village was an original anthracite mining town that is now a museum devoted to the everyday lives of the anthracite miners and their families. It is located nine miles east of Hazleton, Pa., off Route 940. Eckley Miners' Village is part of the Anthracite Museum Complex.
Kentucky Coal Heritage Site includes lots of info about coal mining in Kentucky. Lesson plans, including classroom activities. Nice site!	Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Looks like a good place to visit if you live in the area.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Marshall Gold Discovery California State Historic Park
MaCaw School of Mines - Industry, Education and Kids. Students learn Nevada history, geology, and mining through hands-on experience. Located in Henderson Nevada.	Michigan - Keweenaw Peninsula Copper Mining
Mining Engineering at Michigan Tech: Michigan Mining History Pages	Mine Shafts of Michigan
Michigan Mining History	Michigan Historical Museum System Iron Industry Museum - Interesting information about iron ore and copper mining in Michigan from Michigan Historical Museum.
Mining History Association Links to mining museums and tours, archival collections of mining photos and artifacts.	Minnesota: Iron World Discovery Center Museum displays Minnesota's iron mining history including several indoor and outdoor displays, mineral and science exhibits, trolley ride, genealogy library
Minnesota: Soudan Underground Mine State Park State park in Minnesota's Vermillion Iron Range is based on the oldest underground iron ore mine in Minnesota offers guided tours of former underground mine and surface facilities, gift shop	Minnesota Museum of Mining Open Labor Day to Memorial Day, includes displays of vintage and more recent mining equipment, simulated underground mine, indoor museum displays, group tours by appointment
Minnesota: Hill Annex Mine State Park Features tour of former open pit iron ore mine and facilities on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range, museum, overlook, fossil hunt, gift shop	Mining History Network Mines of the Bristol and Somerset Coalfield (UK).
Minnesota: Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area Features Croft Mine historical park in Minnesota's Cuyuna Iron Range, historic buildings, simulated underground mine tour, fishing and canoeing opportunities nearby, gift shop	Morwellham Quay Museum - England
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, Colorado Excellent museum for metal mining history of Colorado as well as other areas in the U.S.	New Mexico - Old Coal Mine Museum
North Georgia's Gold Rush	North Carolina Gold Mining
North Carolina Gold Rush and the Bechtler Mint	Nova Scotia Coal Mining History
Quincy, Michigan Mine Hoist Association	San Francisco City Museum
Sterling Hill is a mining museum at an actual old underground zinc mine location in New Jersey. The area has a 200+ year-old mining history. Tours are available at the mine. The museum has mineral samples for sale that can be picked up on site or shipped.	Tombstone, Arizona
Virginia - Pocahontus Exhibition Coal Mine and Museum	Western Museum of Mining and Industry
World Museum of Mining in Butte Montana
The Kansas Underground Salt Museum is a facility unlike any other in the United States; nowhere else in the Western Hemisphere is there a museum located in a working salt mine. Visitors to the salt museum enjoy a trip 650 feet below ground where they board a tram that takes them on The Dark Ride, an area of the underground mine. After The Dark Ride, visitors exit the tram and are then able to explore the museum exhibit areas at their leisure.	Crystal Gold Mine Guided underground tours are provided of the authentic 1880's gold mine, with informative demonstrations. The tours have been well received by many school groups; both public and private, and offer an educational and entertaining look at early day mining. They have a nice variety of ore cars and equipment used in mining, all of which came from local area mines, in an outdoor museum display, as well as an assortment of mining artifacts inside. Although the mine is an underground hardrock mine, free gold panning demonstrations and instruction are offered outside for beginners and school groups. The Mine is open all year, and special rates are offered to school groups, because they believe in the importance of sharing our mining heritage with today's young people.

State Geological Surveys

(Many of these offer educational materials)

Alabama Donald F. Oltz
www.gsa.tuscaloosa.al.us/

Alaska Milton A. Wiltse
www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/

Arizona Dr. Larry D. Fellows
www.azgs.state.az.us

Arkansas William V. Bush
501-296-1877. Fax: 501-663-7360
http://www.state.ar.us/agc/agc.htm

California James F. Davis www.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/

ColoradoVince Matthews http://geosurvey.state.co.us/

Connecticut Allan Williams http://dep.state.ct.us.nrc/prgactiv.htm

Delaware Robert R. Jordan
www.udel.edu/dgs/dgs.html

Florida Dr. Walter Schmidt
www.dep.state.fl.us/geo/

Georgia Dr. William H. McLemore
404-656-3214 Fax: 404-657-8379
http://www.gaepd.org/

Hawaii kumu.icsd.hawaii.gov/dlnr/Welcome.html

Idaho Dr. Earl H. Bennett
208-885-7991 Fax: 208-885-5826
www.idahogeology.org/

Illinois Dr. E. Donald McKay
www.isgs.illinois.edu

Indiana John C. Steinmetz
igs.indiana.edu

Iowa Donald L. Koch
www.igsb.uiowa.edu/

Kansas Dr. Lee C. Gerhard
www.kgs.ukans.edu

Kentucky Dr. Donald C. Haney
www.uky.edu/KGS/home.htm

Louisiana Chacko J. John
www.dnr.state.la.us/min/geosur.htm

Maine Robert G. Marviney
www.state.me.us/doc/nrimc/nrimc.htm

Maryland Emery T. Cleaves
www.mgs.dnr.md.gov/

Massachusetts Richard N. Foster www.magnet.state.ma.us/envir/eoea.htm

Michigan
www.deq.state.mi.us/gsd/

Minnesota Dr. David L. Southwick
www.geo.unm.edu/mgs/index.html

Mississippi S. Cragin Knox
www.deq.state.ms.us

Missouri Dr. James H. Williams
www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/index.html

Montana Edward G. Deal
http://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/

Nebraska
http://csd.unl.edu/

Nevada Dr. Jonathan G. Price
www.nbmg.unr.edu

New Hampshire Eugene L. Boudette http://www.des.state.nh.us/Geology/

New Jersey Haig F. Kasabach www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/index.html

New Mexico Dr. Charles E. Chapin
geoinfo.nmt.edu

New York Dr. Robert H. Fakundiny
518 474-5816 Fax: 518-486-3696
des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/gsu/index.htm

North Carolina Charles Garner
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/

North Dakota John Q. Bluemle
www.state.nd/ndgs/NDGS/

Ohio Thomas Berg
http://www.ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/

Oklahoma Dr. Charles J. Mankin
www.ou.edu/special/ogs-pttc/

Oregon Dr. Donald A. Hull
sarvis.dogami.state.or.us/homepage/

Pennsylvania Dr. Donald M. Hoskins
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/

Puerto Rico Lisbeth Hyman
787-722-2526 Fax: 787-723-4255

Rhode Island John Boothroyd
www.uri.edu/cels/geo/GEO_risurvey.html

South Carolina William Clendenin
803-896-7700 Fax: 803-896-7695
www.dnr.sc.gov/geology/

South Dakota Derric L. Iles
www.sdgs.usd.edu/

Tennessee Ronald P. Zurawski www.state.tn.us/environment/tdg/

Texas Noel Tyler
www.beg.utexas.edu/

Utah Dr. M. Lee Allison
geology.utah.gov/

Vermont Laurence R. Becker
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/geo/vgs.htm

Virginia Dr. Stanley S. Johnson
804-293-5121 Fax: 804-293-2239
http://www.mme.state.va.us/Dmr/home.dmr.html

Washington Raymond Lasmanis
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/

West Virginia Larry D. Woodfork
www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/

Wisconsin Dr. James Robertson
www.uwex.edu/wgnhs/

Wyoming Gary B. Glass
www-wwrc.uwyo.edu/wrds/wsgs/wsgs

U. S. Government Resources

MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration. - Kids page about mining and safety.	U.S. Geological Survey - www.usgs.gov/education
Office of Surface Mining - Educational Learning Network - educational activities for students about reclaiming abandoned mine lands and regulating coal mines.

Mining Schools

University of Alaska Anchorage

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/

University of Alaska Fairbanks

http://www.uaf.edu/

University of Arizona

http://www.arizona.edu/

Colorado School of Mines

http://www.mines.edu/

University of Kentucky

http://www.uky.edu/

Michigan Tech

http://www.mtu.edu/

Missouri University of Science & Technology

http://www.mst.edu

Montana Tech

http://www.mtech.edu/

Mackay School of Earth Science & Engineering

http://www.unr.edu/mines/

New Mexico Tech

http://www.nmt.edu/

Pennsylvania State University

http://www.psu.edu/

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

http://www.siuc.edu/

University of Utah

http://www.utah.edu/

Virginia Tech

http://www.vt.edu/

West Virginia University

http://www.wvu.edu/

Dr. John Sturgul's Worldwide List of Mining Schools - Colleges and Universities

Mining and Metallurgical Society of America lists universities in the United States

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Sites Containing Educational Materials Related to Geology, Minerals, and Environmental Facts