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Secondary Schools
Members of MinSouth are keen to help teachers explain to their students just how
important the minerals industry is to civilised society, and the role played by
geologists, mining engineers, mineral processing technologists and extractive
metallurgists in providing us all with the metals and minerals we depend on in
our daily lives.
MinSouth supports the aims of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining's
Schools Affiliate Scheme(SAS). Schools which join this scheme receive monthly
copies of Materials World, the Institute's magazine highlighting the latest
developments in the application of materials and, therefore, the possibilities
open to students for careers in interesting scientifically-based topics; plus
an SAS Newsletter once a term; and, most importantly, the opportunity to have
SAS staff members come to the school for a day and give enlightening hands-on
courses showing the practical applications of science in demonstrations directly
linked to the relevant curriculum.
MinSouth members are also willing to come to schools themselves to talk about
their own careers within the minerals industry. It is one of those industries
in which everyone who is in it is enthusiastic about what they do - not only
meeting interesting challenges, but being guided by their training in how best
to solve them, and all are keen to pass on their enthusiasms to the next generation.
An outline of what is involved in the various career openings within the industry
is presented on a CD produced by MinSouth entitled "Metals - where on Earth do
they come from?"
Contact Tony Brewis to learn how to bring SAS and
MinSouth to your school.
Universities
Every year in March, MinSouth holds a meeting in which a number of students taking
courses related to the minerals industry are asked to give presentations on some
topic of their choice. This is intended to encourage them to meet others in their
chosen industry and give them the opportunity of presenting their work to a wider
audience.
Ecton Mine
MinSouth also provides generous financial support to the Ecton Mine Educational Trust. This owns the Ecton Mine where, from Bronze Age times, the copper and lead deposits were worked for over 3,500 years, ceasing in 1891. Ecton lies in Staffordshire, in the south-west corner of the Peak District National Park. The present facilities at Ecton provide a unique environment for the pursuit of biology, chemistry, geology, geography, history, physics, social sciences, archaeology, minerals processing, mining, and surveying. The Ecton Hill Field Studies Association (EHFSA) has for many years run tutored one-day courses to support A-level science courses in chemistry and geology.
Young Women into Mining
MinSouth is also keen to support the aims of the WISE campaign (Women into Science and Engineering), the minerals industry nowadays being open to women for successful careers. One key example of such a person is Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive of Anglo American, one of the world's largest mining companies
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