Minerals - Saskatchewan Mining Association

KS!
PUNK ROC
in minerals:
d
re
e
v
o
c
is
d
ien
Our funky fr
alc, mica,
t
:
h
s
lu
b
d
n
a
Eye shadow
m dioxide
iu
n
a
it
t
,
t
le
io
manganese v
iron oxide,
,
a
ic
m
:
h
s
li
nail po
Lipstick and e
xid
titanium dio
zinc
Face cream:
(clay)
oxide, kaolin
per and
Trumpet: cop
zinc (brass)
, nickel
Jewelry: gold
r,
z, gold, silve
t
r
a
u
q
:
™
d
o
iP
um
calcite, gyps
• Base Meta
ls
(Copper, Zin
c,
Lead and Nic
kel)
• Bentonite
• Building S
tone
• Brines
• Clays
• Kaolin
• Diamonds
• Rare Earth
• Gold
• Iron
• Uranium
• Potash
• Salt
• Silica Sand
s
• Sodium Su
lphate
• Sylvite
f
rea o
a
y
r
e
lly ev ld not live
a
u
t
r
vi
u
nt in iterally co
e
s
e
r
l
p
s are
t, we
l
c
a
a
r
f
e
in
in
p our
es –
u
v
i
l
e
r
k
ou
at ma ts, from
.
h
t
m
e
s
l
h
ut t
teria of our die e consoles
o
a
h
t
m
i
w
g
r
ildin ng blocks ideo gam
u
b
in ou al
e
s
i
v
h
e
d
t
l
n
v
i
i
o
i
n
From to the bu nnectors
eel k are essent
t
s
s
o
s
s
c
home d-plated ed stainle minerals
t
ol
the g nickel-coa made from
ed!
s
e
n
i
m
to th , product
ly
en
robab
p
s
a
kitch existence.
w
r
n, it
u
w
o
o
r
o
t
g
’t be
n
a
c
t
If i
Elements
t
s las
r
a
c
akes t 7.7 kg
m
c
n
u
Zi
– abo t it from
r
e
g
lon
otec lso
r
p
c
a
of zin ach tire
2 kg
2
E
.
.
t
t
u
rus
s abo is
n
i
a
t
h
con
whic rubber.
,
c
n
i
cure
of z
o
t
d
e
need
*
Saskatch
ewan is
the
no
third-lar
n-fuel, m
i
n
e
r
al-produ gest
province
cing
in Canad
a.
terial
a
m
c
i
organ h occurs
n
i
,
d
i
a sol
, whic nerals
e
s
c
i
n
l
a
a
miner one subst ommon mi
c
of
made arth. Most e that
thos
on E
;
y
s
l
l
l
a
a
r
t
s
natu
of cry
e
d
a
are m are called
t
are no ous solids.
h
amorp
2,000
r
e
v
o
but
are
There s on Earth,
he
al
miner make up t s
0
ck
only 3 y of the ro
it
major .
rth
on Ea
Gold is a
great re
flector o
and hea
f
t. The ro
cket eng light
space sh
ines
utt
gold allo les are lined wi of
th
ys to refl
ect heat
jet airpl
,
ane win
dshields and
coated i
are
n
(just 28 gold to reflect su
nlight
grams of
cover
go
ld ca
300
of glass! square metresn
).
A “nicke
l”
of cupro coin is actually
nickel, a
made
n alloy o
copper,
f
nickel a
nd impu
such as
ritie
i
”Copper ron and manganes s
” pennie
e.
s are ma
mostly o
de
f zinc.
Zinc is e
ssential
– we ne
to our
die
ed
to prom it to repair wou t
ote grow
nds,
th in ch
to help
i
ldren
cell
boost im s reproduce and ,
munity.
to
Your hom
e
copper f requires 180 kg
or electr
of
i
plumbin
c
a
l
w
i
ring,
g and ap
pliances
.
Gold has
dentistry been used in
years. Th for almost 3,00
0
e Etrusc
a
ns in th
century
e 7th
BC used
g
old wire
substitu
to
te
were los teeth when thei fix
t.
r own
Saskatch
ewan is
Ca
produce
r of natu nada’s sole
ral sodiu
sulphate
m
, an
ingre
powdere
d laundr dient in
y deterg
Sodium
sulphate
ents.
is als
mak
e paper.
o used t
o
Copper w
the hulls as used to prot
e
from bac of Columbus’ sh ct
ips
teria.
Saskatch
ew
is mined an’s halite (salt
)
f
to melt i or use on your tab
ce on yo
le,
and to r
u
r
s
i
d
e
walk
egenera
te your
water so
ftener.
Keywords:
Industrial Minerals: geological materials that are mined for their
commercial value.
Alloy: a mixture of two or more metals.
Saskatchewan Mining Association
Regina, Saskatchewan
saskmining@sasktel.net
www.saskmining.ca