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Englewood, Colorado
On an autumn Saturday, hundreds of Newmont employees, children and volunteers crowded the Malozemoff Technical Facility (MTF) to take part in its second annual Science Day for Kids.
Together with members of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Newmont has leveraged this event beyond cultivating the scientific passions of college interns to a younger group of science enthusiasts: elementary school students.
"We're really pleased with this year's turnout," said Marc LeVier, senior director of Metallurgical Research and Development. "There are a lot of kids who are interested in science and we want to show them that science is fun and interesting, and this event is a great opportunity to do that."
The annual event was borne out of more than 200 tour requests of the MTF. Now, daylong tours offer participants a glimpse inside to learn how to turn a copper penny into gold using alchemy, how gravity can help separate minerals, and how to identify mineral types in specific rock formations. Others learned about biological copper leaching, fire assays, how cyanide is used to dissolve gold and gold extraction.
After lunch, some attendees panned for gold and enjoyed homemade ice cream made by "Dr. Freeze" using liquid nitrogen.
November 30, 2010