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Page 1: BY: BRONWYN HEERSPINK Mining in Saskatchewan. Why is Mining Important To You? Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations

B Y: B R O N W Y N H E E R S P I N K

Mining in Saskatchewan

Page 2: BY: BRONWYN HEERSPINK Mining in Saskatchewan. Why is Mining Important To You? Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations

Why is Mining Important To You?

Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations for you to choose from

The average weekly salary of workers in mining is almost double what Saskatchewan employees earn in other sectors

Many of the things you are using right now came from materials from mines!

Page 4: BY: BRONWYN HEERSPINK Mining in Saskatchewan. Why is Mining Important To You? Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations

Why Is Mining Important to Saskatchewan?

Mining contributes $41 billion to Canada’s GDPMore jobs created means more people come to work in

SaskatchewanWith many mines and resources, Saskatchewan becomes

a major trade partner

Page 5: BY: BRONWYN HEERSPINK Mining in Saskatchewan. Why is Mining Important To You? Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations

Thank You to These Sources!

WEBSITES:- Mosaic: www.mosaicco.com- PotashCorp: www.potashcorp.com- Saskatchewan Mining Association: www.saskmining.ca- Saskatchewan Government: www.gov.sk.ca- Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan: www.esask.uregina.ca- Potash: www.wikipedia.org- Uranium: www.wikipedia.org- Canadian Mining Journal: www.canadianminingjournal.com

Page 6: BY: BRONWYN HEERSPINK Mining in Saskatchewan. Why is Mining Important To You? Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations

Thank You to These Sources!

OTHER SOURCES:- Mining By: Matthews, Sheelagh- Saskatchewan Science 7 : Pearson

PICTURES:- www.esask.uregina.ca- www.cjme.com- www.wordpress.com- www.leaderpost.com- www.theglobeandmail.com

Page 7: BY: BRONWYN HEERSPINK Mining in Saskatchewan. Why is Mining Important To You? Mining provides 30,500 people with jobs, with over 120 different occupations

Thank You to These Sources!

PICTURES:- www.elementsmanagement.ca- www.globalwarmingart.com- www.blogs.kcrw.com- www.betakit.com- www.cbc.ca- www.econedlink.org- www.flagoutlet.ca