Ores WebQuest

Your quest – to become a mining engineer and describe how and where a certain kinds of ores are found, processed and used.

1.  Visit this site and define “ore”.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&q=define:ore

2.  Choose 5 types of ores and for each, report on (in 2 sentences):

A.           Background -

B.           Sources -

C.           Estimated amounts available –

D.          Used for what purposes –

E.            Alternatives -

1.          Gold Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photogold.html

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele079.html

http://www.gold.org/discover/knowledge/index.html

2.          Uranium Ore

http://www.world-nuclear.org/education/uran.htm

3.          Silver Ore

http://www.silverinstitute.org/

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photosilver.html

4.          Lead Ore

http://www.ldaint.org/information.htm

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photolead.html

5.          Copper Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photocopper.html

6.          Aluminum Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photoal.html

7.          Nickel Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photonickl.html

8.          Zinc Ore   http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photozinc.html

9.          Iron Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photoiron.html

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/taconite.html

10.  Molybdenum Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photomoly.html

11.  Platinum Ore

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photoplat.html

12. Cobalt Ore -

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photocobalt.html

13. Titanium Ore –

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/phototitan.html

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