mines and mineral resources

Provides information on fossil fuels, what they are, where they are found, and why they are important to managing natural resources and includes a case study that examines the implications for the environment.

Three children, transported to 1879, must solve a mystery involving Cornish folklore, magic, and the mining-era of the American West before they can return home.

Discusses how people have used caves, mines, and tunnels to explore, utilize, travel through, and inhabit the interior of the earth.

An imaginative eleven-year-old named Sebby discovers that the strange things he has been seing are real, and connected somehow with the strip-mining operation that has destroyed his town, but getting help from his bickering family seems unlikely.

History of the mass movement of people to the west in the last half of the nineteenth century.

A widow and her two children head for gold rush territory in Idaho, hoping to find jobs and a new life.

Describes mineral resources used in such industries as agriculture, printing, and glassmaking, and explains the discovery, mining, and exploitation of deposits.

Mining is a blast for these Lego City miners! Will they find gold?.

Much of the war-torn country has largely become lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo, largely precipitated by colonial exploitation and internal strife after gaining independence. It offers not only a view into the dire situation but also examines how the Western world, a part of the problem, can become a part of the solution.

Examines how rocks and minerals are formed, mined, and processed.