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Minerals Council launches coal focused Mining for Schools module

10th May 2019

By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Senior Contributing Editor Online

     

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Minerals Council South Africa has launched the third module of its Mining for Schools initiative – an online platform with resources for teachers and learners to reinforce, enhance and extend learning about the South African mining industry.

Focusing on coal, the module sheds light on one of the country’s most abundant and valuable resources, the council highlighted in a statement released last week.

Coal is considered instrumental in South Africa’s development – not only for the mining sector but also for the broader industrialisation of the country.

The council said the coal mining sector benefited the country’s economy and its people in many ways. For example, in 2018, the local coal mining industry produced 252.5-million tonnes, contributed R139.4-billion in sales, employed 86 919 people, who earned R24.7-billion in wages and salaries, paid R1.6-billion in royalties and spent R56-billion on goods and services.

The coal module includes a booklet, downloadable posters and a video.

The council has developed the Mining for School website in alignment with the ‘Grade 12 Economic Geography of South Africa: Mining’ section of the Department of Basic Education’s Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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