mines and mineral resources

Workers mine for gold in LEGO City.

Uncle John will not sell his old mine at Rose Creek until Mandie and Joe have seen it, but on their next visit to the mine, the two friends are faced with intrigue and danger.

Uranium is a source of vast energy for our world. Learning how this metal is mined, milled, enriched, and finally put to use is essential to understanding both the appealing and controversial nature of uranium. Science terms such as fission, atom, and radiation are introduced to readers in an easy-to-understand way in this book.

Readers will find out what strip mines are and how they are used, and discover some of the pros and cons about the operation of these mines.

Readers will discover that Greece's trading was so influential that its pottery has been discovered in many different areas of the world. Exemplifying how an ancient civilization still holds great importance to this day.

A futuristic retelling of Snow White in which seventeen-year-old Essie, a master at repairing robots and drones on the frozen mining planet Thanda, is pulled into a war by the handsome and mysterious Dane after his shuttle crash-lands near her home.

Explains how man searches for minerals in the ground and how these minerals are mined and put to use.

Defines what minerals are, examines various types of minerals and their properties, explains where minerals are found, extracted, and processed, and discusses environmental issues connected with minerals.

An introduction to minerals, covering their formation, types, mining, and many and varied uses.