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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 5 sec.) ; 143816067 bytes |
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When you think about mining - drilling, discovery, digging and dirt, all probably spring to mind. But what about robots, dredges and magnetic detectors? There's a whole lot more to mining than just huge trucks and digging up rocks! Mining 101From what type of things we mine to how we actually mine them, Jeff Moncrieff from Xstrata Zinc mines, shows us what mining is all about. Lab Breakdown - OreTo you and me it probably looks just like another rock, but ore has hidden potential!How a Sand Mine WorksWhat do paint, toothpaste, and rockets all have in common? Sand! Jane Holland, an Environmental Specialist with Consrutile, takes us to North Stradbroke Island to find out how sand is mined and the useful minerals extracted.Big Mining StuffHow do you move 80,000 tonnes of solid rock from up to 120 metres underground in a single day? With great big machinery, of course! John Nguyen, is in charge of some of this mammoth mining equipment at the Mt Isa mine!Junior Experiment - Copper RefiningIf you've ever wanted to do some mining, but didn't have a gigantic truck handy then this experiment is for you! Our Double Helix Club Junior Scientist, Nick Hasemann, shows us how tomake copper ore and then extracts it out onto nails!Robotic ExcavatorAn excavator that can be operated using the internet and can think for itself?! Kane Usher, and Matthew Dunbabin, Senior Research Scientist, from CSIRO's Information and Communication Technologies Centre, explain how they can dig big holes just by using little computers!SQUID - Finding MineralsSo we've seen how mines work, but how do miners know where and how deep to dig? Keith Leslie, CSIRO Physicist, introduces us to SQUIDs...or Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices. These extremely sensitive magnetic detectors are the very latest in geophysical tools!So put on your work boots and hard hat and join Dr Rob as he SCOPES out all the science behind mining! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE |
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Broadcast 2011-05-19 at 08:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Copper -- Refining.
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Excavating machinery.
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Minerals -- Study and teaching.
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Ores.
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Sand and gravel mines and mining.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Rob, host
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