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Career
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Index
Explore for More
Rock ON
Links to University and College
Programs
More Career Links
Women in
Geoscience and Mining Careers
In 2007, the mining and mining processing
industries directly employed 363,000 Canadians.
Current estimates indicate that the mining
industry will need
thousands of additional workers each year up to
the year 2016! Check out some of the
resources available to students interested in
pursuing post-secondary learning in Earth
science.
Explore for More
A collection of career information products
developed by the Mining Industry Human Resource
(MiHR) Council, Explore for More showcases
careers in the mining industry. This Web site
dispels outdated perceptions about mining and
highlights Canada’s relationship with the
industry. Students can search for Canadian
training and educational programs and find links
to employer Web sites and job banks.
Testimonials and profiles of people in a variety
of mining-related jobs serve to put a human face
on this industry.
wwww.acareerinmining.ca
Rock ON
Intended as a resource for Grade 10 career
courses, Rock ON: Career opportunities in
Ontario’s mining industry allows mining industry
employees to share their passion for their
chosen field of work. Twenty ambassadors of the
industry — prospectors, geologists, miners,
mechanics, and engineers— recount first-hand
impressions and personal experiences to
students. This magazine is produced by Northern
Ontario Business/Sudbury Mining Solutions.
http://www.rock-on.ca
Links to University and College Programs
http://www.acareerinmining.ca/en/careers/training.asp
Post-secondary institutions across Canada that offer mining programs
www.aucc.ca
Association of Universities and Colleges
www.accc.ca
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
More Career Links
http://www.mihr.ca
Look at the Mining Industry Human Resources
Council (MiHR) for Canada’s mining industry
http://www.acareerinmining.ca/en/index.asp
Detailed information but various mining careers
www.youtube.com/user/bcminingblog
Explore for More – British Columbia (BCMiningBlog’s Channel) hosts a series of three videos showcasing careers in mining, the culture of Canada’s mining industry, and the importance of the industry.
http://www.bcminerals.ca/s/WorkExperience.asp
Learn about careers in the mining industry—emphasis on B.C.
www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/carecarr/index-eng.php
Explore career opportunities at Natural
Resources Canada
www.earth.uwaterloo.ca/services/geoscience/careers.html
Find out about the many careers in the
geosciences
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/index.html
See what NASA says about careers in Earth
sciences
www.generation-e.ca/eng/index.html
Explore what it takes to become an engineer
www.infomine.com/careers/JobFair
Check out mining industry employers and
recruiters, post resumés, sign up for e-mail job
alerts, search jobs, or find a recruiter
http://geology.com/jobs.htm
Check out geology related jobs and learning programs in the US
http://mmsd.mms.nrcan.gc.ca/stat-stat/empl-empl/index-eng.aspx
Look at Canada, Average Weekly Wages (Including Overtime) for All Employees in
the Mining and Mineral Manufacturing Industries, 1997-2008
http://www.earthsciencescanada.com/careers
Explore a career in Earth sciences
http://www.thejobpit.com/
Mining and geology related jobs
Women in Geoscience and Mining Careers
Association for Women Geoscientists
U.S Association that promotes the professional development of its members,
provides geoscience outreach to girls, and encourages women to become
geoscientists
http://www.womeninmining.net
For professional women in the natural resources
sector
http://www.mining-technology.com/jobs/market-analysis/women-mining.html
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Educators Info
ArcGIS
Mining Matters now offers our first learning
resource for geographic information system (GIS) software. Partnering with
ESRI Canada, we have adapted four hands-on activities from out
senior curriculum resource, Discovering Diamonds, into a multi-part
lesson that teaches high school students the use of ArcGIS, ESRI’s suite of GIS
software products.
The activity manual, master answer pages, and all data files are free to
download.
Nouveau
Maintenant, disponible
en français leçons pour « ArcGIS »
Certaines leçons ont été créées
en utilisant ArcGIS 9.2 mais des versions
plus récentes peuvent être utilisées.
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Mining Matters is a charitable organization supported
by government, foundation grants and
donations from corporations and individuals.
Registration Number: 88775 6435
RR0001.
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