Substrand: "8.12 Developing and Managing Mineral Resources" (8 periods)

This sub strand aims at helping the learners understand the different types of mineral resources in Solomon Islands’ it’s advantages and disadvantages if extracted and suggest ways in which both the resource owners and government can be benefited.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

8.12.1 know the different types of mineral resources in Solomon Islands (k)

8.12.1.1 list the types of mineral resources in Solomon Islands

8.12.2 understand the types of mining methods used in the extraction of minerals (u)

8.12.2.1 explain the different methods or types of mining and the advantages and disadvantages of each type
8.12.2.2 recognize different types of mining activities in the photographs or pictures
8.12.2.3 explain the costs of mineral exploitation in Solomon Islands
8.12.2.4 suggest ways to exploit mineral resources in Solomon Islands that maximizes benefits to resource owners and government with minimal destruction

8.12.3 understand the impacts local mineral resources may have on communities and country (u)

8.12.3.1 explain the important benefits of mining in Solomon Islands to the resource owners and the National Government
8.12.3.2 examine a case study of a mining area outside of Solomon Islands

8.12.4 locate on a map the mining areas in Solomon Islands as well as the major mining regions in the world (s)

8.12.4.1 locate the major mining regions of the world and the mining areas in Solomon Islands

8.12.5 form opinions on how mineral exploitation should be carried out to ensure maximum benefits and minimal destruction to the environment (a)

8.12.5.1 discuss how mineral exploitation should be carried out to benefit people with little environmental destruction