Mining Today
Mining
is a basic industry - vital to the world economy.
That's because literally everything in our lives
is either grown or mined. Most
of the components for most items and energy
sources in our lives comes from the earth and
are delivered to you by today's mining industry.
A strong and technologically advancing mining
industry is critical to a strong future for
all families, communities and nations.
Today,
mining is both a high tech industry and a guardian
of our natural resources, employing more engineers
and environmental scientists as a percentage
than most any other industry. It is a strategic
industry that is vital to our health, security
and well being as a society. Take advantage of the materials and links to
learn more about this vital industry, so critical
to our lives because "Everything is
either grown or mined."
Mining
Education Resources
National
Mining Association
http://www.nma.org/
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/mining
The American Coal Foundation/ACF)
http://www.acf-coal.org/
The
Silver Institute
http://www.silverinstitute.org
Energy Information Association
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Mining News.Net
http://www.miningnews.net/
Mineral/Mining
Sites
Mineral
Information Institute
http://www.mii.org/
American
Coal Foundation
http://www.acf-coal.org/
National
Energy Foundation
http://www.nef1.org/
Women
in Mining
http://www.womeninmining.org/
P&H
Equipment
http://www.phmining.com/
The
Gold Institute
http://www.goldinstitute.org/
The
Silver Institute
http://www.silverinstitute.org/
SME
Education Foundation
http://www.smenet.org/
National
Mining Association
http://www.nma.org/
