Laboratory exercises included. Emphasis will be on audience awareness, editing, writing, and documenting information. For English and science teachers. This course emphasizes the development and practice of thiose necessary skills. A study of the principles and technology of mineral occurrence, extraction, and refining.
Field trips complement lectures and laboratory experiments.
Emphasis on New Mexico base metal deposits. A continuation of ST 541 with emphasis on New Mexico nonmetallic mineral resources. A continuation of ST 541 and 542 with emphasis on New Mexico fuel and energy supplies. An introduction to waste disposal, soil properties, civil engineering and the environment, and the uses and misuses of natural resources. Classroom and laboratory work with one-day field trips.