Ch+14+Geology+and+Nonrenewable+Resources



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 * **Unit** || **Topic** || **Resources** ||


 * 8. Earth Systems and Resources || A. Earth Science Concepts: Geologic time, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanism, the rock cycle || Miller chapter 14 ||  ||
 * || B. Mining: Mineral formation, extraction, global reserves, relevant laws and treaties || Miller chapter 14 ||  ||



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1872 Mining Law is Contested []

Recent efforts to update the 1872 Mining Law http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/opinion/a-mining-law-whose-time-has-passed.html?emc=eta1 [] http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/federal-royalties-for-gold-and-copper/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Congo's Conflict Gold http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5825990n&tag=mncol;lst;1

Colberts Report on Mountain-top Mining []

A Factual Report on Mountain=top Mining [|Mountain-top mining story from Bill Moyer's Journal]

Appalachian Landscape Altered:[|NPR]

A recent NY Times article that predicts a huge increase in the demand for lithium to be used in battery powered autos []

[|Reclamation of Mined Lands]

[|Acid Mine Drainage]