DM, SI, TPS
| (a) |
Identify the location, method of extraction, uses and economic impact of major fossil fuel and mineral (e.g., gold, diamond, rare earth elements, copper, zinc, kaolin, coal, potash, uranium, sodium, sulfate and salt) resources locally, provincially and/or globally. (STSE) |
| (b) |
Identify the surface and sub-surface geologic features associated with major mineral (e.g., gold, diamond, rare earth elements, copper, zinc, kaolin, potash, uranium, sodium sulfate and salt), building stone, aggregate and fossil fuel resources of Saskatchewan. (K, STSE) |
| (c) |
Investigate how depositional setting and geologic history influencesthe location of major mineral and fossil fuel resources in Saskatchewan. (K) |
| (d) |
Contrast the operation and utility of different imaging methods (e.g., satellite imaging, gravity, magnetics, electromagnetics and seismic) used to locate hard rock and soft rock resource deposits. (K) |
| (e) |
Identify anomalies from geophysical surveys and geologic maps and relate them to structural features and associated resource deposits. (S) |
| (f) |
Explain how geologists use applications of seismic body waves (i.e., longitudinal p-wave and transverse s-wave), surface waves and the laws of reflection and refraction to determine the presence and position of economically useful geological deposits. (K) |
| (g) |
Model a seismic survey using tools such as a ultrasonic motion detector. (S) |
| (h) |
Recognize the importance of obtaining surface or core samples to examine the physical characteristics and geochemistry of potential ore bodies and natural resource deposits. (STSE) |
| (i) |
Discuss the engineering challenges (e.g., water incursion, sinkholes, Blairmore Formation for potash mining and ground support in hard rock mines), related to mining above and below ground in Saskatchewan. (STSE) |
| (j) |
Examine the moral and legal obligations of governments and companies involved in resource development with respect to traditional lands and treaties with First Nations, Métis and indigenous people worldwide. (STSE) |
| (k) |
Recognize the importance of water for various mining techniques such as solution mining and enhanced oil recovery. (K, STSE) |
| (l) |
Explain the operation of various surface and sub-surface resource extraction technologies and processes and their associated environmental impcts for mining and resources such as oil sands, shale oil and potash. (K, STSE) |
| (m) |
Research and investigate solutions to economic and environmental issues (e.g., managing mine tailings and pollutants, reclaiming open pit mining sites, ecological impact of pipelines, resource depletion and maintaining water quality) relatedto the extraction of geological resources in Saskatchewan(STSE) |
