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How many mining related facts do you know
- What is the largest coal producing state in the United States?
- Arkansas
- Wyoming
- Arizona
- What is the leading silver producing country?
- United States
- Mexico
- Peru
- Coke, made from coal is used to make:
- Steel
- Copper
- Clay
- The process of returning mined land to its previous natural state is called:
- Refining
- Inversion
- Reclamation
- What mineral is mined at the Cargill mine in Florida?
- Phosphate
- Copper
- Gold
- In Florida, mining activity has to be at least 1,500 feet from the roost of this bird during nesting season:
- Bald Eagle
- Brown Pelican
- Great Egret
- What is the total amount of minerals used by every American in their lifetime?
- 900,000 pounds
- 2 million pounds
- 3.5 million pounds
- How many people work directly or indirectly in the mining industry?
- 1 million
- 5 million
- 500,00
- What is the primary use of Phosphate?
- Fertilizer
- Medicine
- Paint
- The average appliance consists of how much steel?
- 50%
- 60%
- 75%
Answers in the summer newsletter
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A History of Mother's Day By Holly Hildebrand Houston Chronicle Interactive
The first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 17th century, England honored mothers on "Mothering Sunday," celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day in 1872.Howe, who wrote the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, saw Mother's Day as being dedicated to peace.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day. Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish "Mother's Friendship Days" as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War.
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