Education
MiningMinnesota is proud to partner with Range Engineering Council and raise funds to help teach students about the role of nonferrous mining and mineral development projects in relation to our state’s history, economy, and environment. Our goal is to develop K-12 educational materials that follow state science and social studies standards that focus on the relationship between industry and environment.
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SCIENCE TEACHER RESOURCES
Resources for science teachers including information for agencies, books, podcasts, online classrooms & virtual field trips that outline our state’s geological resources, current mining operations, and proposed mining projects.
MINNESOTA FUN FACTS
What is Minnesota best known for? We have incredible natural resources including over 12,000 lakes and over 17 million acres of forest land. We also have world deposits of copper, nickel, and helium. Check out the stats on proposed mining projects across the Northland.
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FROM THE GROUND UP
In this TEDx Silver Lake talk, Julie Lucas discusses how protecting people and the planet means we need to have better conversations and collaboration between parties that often seem to be separated by a great divide.
MINNESOTA MINERALS CLASSROOM EXPLAINER
How did minerals like copper and nickel end up in Minnesota and why is our geology unique? How can these minerals help meet our climate goals? Julie Lucas explains our state’s geological history and why we can be a leader for clean energy.