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Mining In NevadaActivity Book
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Minerals were formed long ago – many even before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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Early prospectors panned for gold in Nevada creeks.
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Many prospectors used burros to carry supplies they needed.
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Connect the dots to see how the early day miner got ore out of the mine.
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Solve the maze by mining your way to the ore car.
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Headframes are used at underground mines. Can you find the other mining objects listed above?
Dynamite LanternGold Bar PickGold Pan Shovel
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Mining today used space-age technology, such as satellite mappingto explore for minerals.
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Geologists also work on the ground to explore for minerals.
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Big drills such as this one are also used in exploring for minerals.
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Surveying is important in locating mineral claims, constructing mines, and building roads to reach mines.
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Some mining industry workers operate big earth-moving machines.
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Minerals can be separated from the ore at modern mills.
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Computers are used to run modern mills.
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The heap leach is a new way we get gold from ore.
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Once precious metals have been mined, they are melted and molded into doré buttons.
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Many kinds of jobs are part of the Nevada mining industry.
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DHRA ATH
SLOGEGG
DAHR DOTE TOSOB
Unscramble these words to find out some important pieces of safety gear mine workers were.
(See inside back cover for the answers.)
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Minerals are used to make things you see every day.
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Everything in the world is a plant, animal, or mineral. Color the objects on this page that are mineral products.
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Trace the tangled lines to find products made from Nevada minerals.
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Land once used for mining can be used again by wildlife. Reclamation is an ongoing part of mining.
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ACROSS1. Famous Nevada silver deposit, "The ____________________ Lode"5. __________ is used to locate claims and layout roads6. Used by prospectors to carry supplies8. Early miners dug with a __________ and shovel9. Nevada's nickname, "The __________ State"
11. Nevada product used to make pennies and wire13. Title of this book, "Mining in______________________"14. Large chunk of gold16. Nevada __________ and silver are used to make fine jewelry18. What a prospector might say when he found gold; also a town and county in
Nevada19. Safety sign found at abandoned mines: "Keep ____________"21. Postal abbreviation for Nevada23. Things are either plant, animal, or ________________26. A mining explosive27. Gold is a precious ___________________30. A light colored Nevada gemstone used for jewelry31. A miner protects his head with a hard _____________
DOWN1. Where prospectors pan for gold2. Nevada product mixed with gravel and cement to make concrete3. Abbreviation for the United States of America4. People that search for gold6. A gold __________7. Fixing up the land after mining is done
10. Used for light in the mines by early miners12. A mine that is not on top of the ground is an __________ mine15. Nevada product used for wallboard17. A metal __________ __________ is used to carry rocks in underground mines20. A blue colored Nevada gemstone used for jewelry22. Nevada product used in making glass24. A place where minerals are removed from the ore25. The wooden structure on the surface over an underground shaft26. Gold is melted and poured into __________ buttons28. A modern way to remove minerals from ore is to heap29. A miner protects his feet with hard-toed __________
This crossword puzzle will check to see how much you know about Nevada mining.
(See inside back cover for the answers.)
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Word List
BarBootsBurrosComstockCopperCreeksDoreDynamiteEurekaGoldGypsumHatHeadframeLanternLeachMetalMill
MineralNevadaNuggetNVOpalOre CarOutPickProspectorsReclamationSandSilicaSilverSurveyingTurquoiseUndergroundUSA
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Barite Diatomite Fluorspar Gold Gypsum Lime Lithium
Magnesite Mercury Opal Sand Silica Silver Turquoise
Find and circle the listed Nevada Mining products hidden in the letters above. Words appear up-and-down, across, backwards, and
diagonally. (See inside back cover for the answers.)
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Unscramble these underground mining terms.
1. torcoup2. firtd3. medfareha4. peost5. lortap
6. ceaf7. afhts8. mups9. dobyero
10. nive
(See inside back cover for the answers.)
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Old mines are dangerous.
Unscramble these words to find out what you should do
tysa uto dan ayst levia
(See inside back cover for the answers.)
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ANSWERS
Page 19hard hatgoggleshard-toed boots
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Page 271. outcrop2. drift3. headframe4. stope5. portal6. face7. shaft8. sump9. ore body
10. vein
Page 28stay out and stay alive
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Developed ByNevada Department of Education
http://www.doe.nv.gov
Nevada Commission on Mineral ResourcesDivision of Minerals
http://minerals.nv.gov
Nevada Mining Associationhttp://www.nevadamining.org
With The Support Of The Nevada Mining Industry
Published ByNevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu
This booklet may be reproduced by the classroom teacher for classroom use only. (7/2014)
Educational Series 2, for sale by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 775-784-6691 x2
Nevada was the 36th state to join
the union, on October 31, 1864