K-12 students, create your 3-minute video about the importance of minerals and mining, and you could win $1,000!

Did you know the average American uses more than three million pounds of minerals, metals and fuels in their lifetime? The 2020 MEC Mineral Baby illustrates the important work of the mining industry to support our daily lives.

October 11-17, 2020 is Earth Science Week (ESW).  Sponsored by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), ESW promotes geosciences in the K-12 classroom. Enjoy the new MEC Sort It Out! educational unit, especially on Minerals Day, October 12, 2020!

Visit the MEC booth at the SciFest All Access virtual science festival to see the new MEC Careers in Mining video and more!

Explore these videos and virtual tours at home.

Part of the Minerals Education Coalition’s mission is to inform and educate the general public about the importance of mining in their everyday lives. MEC staff and volunteers staff in-person events, and MEC provides virtual educational materials for online events.

Find a wide range of useful resources for the Mining In Society Merit Badge.

The interactive Periodic Table of the Elements lets you click on an element to learn its history, description, benefits, sources and biological rating.

Learn about many minerals, their properties, mining information, and uses. This database contains: minerals and ores of specific elements; individual, highlighted minerals; a limited number of rocks; and a few, key industrial materials for reference.