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Cake Pan Mining
This exercise reflects real-life challenges and opportunities faced by mining companies by simulating mining in a cake pan. Good business decisions must be made. Environmental laws and regulations must be followed. Speed is an important factor. Time is money.
Making Coal Activity
Students conduct a simulation of the formation of coal and practice the essential laboratory skills of hypothesizing, observing, and explaining their findings.
Mining & Reclamation Word Search
ND Geology Map
Full color map of North Dakota bedrock