Ukrainian 10, 20, 30
Explore critical and
secondary minerals
commercially mined in
Saskatchewan.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Identify critical minerals important to Canada's security and supply chain (e.g., lithium, helium and gold). |
| (b) | Explain the importance of secondary minerals found in Saskatchewan to the provincial, national and world marketplace. |
| (c) | Describe the uses of critical minerals commercially mined in Saskatchewan. |
| (d) | Compare hard and soft rock mining. |
| (e) | Explain the role critical minerals may play in the future of energy and energy resources and their possible use in other industries. |
| (f) | Explore the development of helium as a resource in Saskatchewan. |
| (g) | Research possible future uses of critical minerals. |
| (h) | Investigate the security required and the measures being taken to protect valuable resources (e.g., gold and diamonds). |
| (i) | Explore the limitations of the rare earth elements (REE) market. |
| (j) | Investigate the role of the Saskatchewan Research Council in the processing, testing, analysis and development of REE elements. |
| (k) | Explain the effect countries with a large supply of critical minerals can have when not exporting their resources. |
| (l) | Research the exploration, mining, refinement, distribution, economics and regulations of one critical mineral found in Saskatchewan. |
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