Take a field trip to Lake Vermilion - Soudan Underground Mine State Park. Visit the mine and learn about mining, and geology.
Activities
Use these activities and resources before, during and after a tour of the Lake Vermilion - Soudan Underground Mine and high energy physics lab
Activity | Purpose |
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Purpose | |
Tour quiz | Purpose |
Illustrate the complexity and "needle-in-a-haystack" aspect of mining. | |
Learn the economics of mining. | |
Model core sampling techniques used to "see" what's beneath the surface of the earth. | |
Model core sampling techniques used to "see" what's beneath the surface of the earth. | |
Acquaint the students with environmental and mineral industry terminology. |
After the tour, please fill out and send in the school tour evaluation form .