Get Cookie Mining Worksheet

1. Were the minerals evenly distributed throughout the cookie mines? No. the minerals were not distributed evenly.

Cookie Mining Activity. PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to give the player an introduction to the economics of mining. Each buyer buys 'property', purchases the 'mining equipment', pays for the 'mining lease and operation', and finally pays for the 'reclamation'.

1. Were the minerals evenly distributed throughout the cookie mines? No. the minerals were not distributed evenly.

Cookie Mining Lab The purpose of this activity is to simulate a mining operation. In order make the simulation economically valid, many of the costs associated with real mining operations will be considered. Several of the economic considerations in this simulation follow.

There are four main mining methods: underground, open surface (pit), placer, and in-situ mining.

It makes mining more expensive because it costs more money and time. If workers work more they need to get paid more too. Outline the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. 6.

After buying the cookie, the player places it on the grid paper and, using a pencil, traces the outline of the cookie. The player must then count each square that falls inside the circle, recording this number on the Cookie Mining Spreadsheet along with the properties of the cookie.

It makes mining more expensive because it costs more money and time. If workers work more they need to get paid more too. Outline the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. 6.