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an educational level close to choose their vocation and
profession.
The second group are children between 6 -11 years old
who have been learning from an early age about the pos-
sibilities of developing in science, awakening their curiosity
and initiating their knowledge about responsible mining
and the use of minerals.
Finally, the third group, with a smaller but equally sig-
nificant number because we implemented for 2024 Season:
New Learning and Reflection Sessions. We enhanced the
sessions by introducing specific spaces tailored for youth,
adults, and university students from various disciplines.
These sessions attracted people of all ages, bringing diverse
perspectives on mining.
Gender Distribution
In the interactive workshops there is no gender discrimi-
nation among children, adolescents and young adults, so
workshops are held for both males and females.
During the two years of the project, 622 (54%) male
students and 530 (46%) female students from different
rural and urban institutions have participated. This helps
us to effectively work on a culture of equality and respect
during the development of the program that can be repli-
cated in their daily lives.
Perception of mining
Everyone has a perception of mining, whether positive or
negative, due to the social and cultural problems associated
with mining projects.
To find out if the Project met the objective of the audi-
ence that participated in each day, we conducted a survey
at the beginning and end of each day. This survey was mea-
sured with the Likert scale, which was analyzed as follows
and gave us the following results.
Applied Question:
What is your perception of responsible mining is?
For the evaluation of this question, one weight has been
considered for each item (Table 1).
For the evaluation of the indicators according to the level
of the score obtained by the indicator question, at the end
a general sum is made and the action is verified in Table 2.
In the initial survey for all the sessions provided to
the 28 institutions, both urban and rural, the value is 970
points, which indicates that the perception in mining is in
need of improvement.
In the final survey for all the sessions provided, the
value obtained is 2681 points, which indicates an excellent
action (Table 2).
Mining Projection
The “Building Our Future” Project is always about con-
tinuous improvement. It seeks to improve workshops for
children, adolescents and young adults. In addition, it is
seeking to impact a greater number of participants from
different institutions in urban and rural areas (Figure 7).
Mobile App “Our Mineral World” The Our Mineral
World app was developed in 2021 as a key educational tool
during the pandemic, aimed at teaching the importance of
minerals in our daily lives. Now, in 2024, we have brought
it back and updated it to effectively complement mineral
fairs, providing an interactive and enriching experience.
The app will soon be available again on the Play Store
for Android devices, and we are excited to announce that a
new, even more interactive version will be released shortly
to enhance the learning experience.
Table 1. Likert Scale Score
Figure 6. Gender distribution in the year 2022 and 2024
Table 2. Rating levels for the Likert scale
Value Range Count Action
1 0%–20% 0–606 Reevaluate
2 21%–40% 607–1212 Improve
3 41%–60% 1213–1818 Maintain
4 61%–80% 1819–2424 Relevant
5 81%–100% 2425–3030 Excellent
an educational level close to choose their vocation and
profession.
The second group are children between 6 -11 years old
who have been learning from an early age about the pos-
sibilities of developing in science, awakening their curiosity
and initiating their knowledge about responsible mining
and the use of minerals.
Finally, the third group, with a smaller but equally sig-
nificant number because we implemented for 2024 Season:
New Learning and Reflection Sessions. We enhanced the
sessions by introducing specific spaces tailored for youth,
adults, and university students from various disciplines.
These sessions attracted people of all ages, bringing diverse
perspectives on mining.
Gender Distribution
In the interactive workshops there is no gender discrimi-
nation among children, adolescents and young adults, so
workshops are held for both males and females.
During the two years of the project, 622 (54%) male
students and 530 (46%) female students from different
rural and urban institutions have participated. This helps
us to effectively work on a culture of equality and respect
during the development of the program that can be repli-
cated in their daily lives.
Perception of mining
Everyone has a perception of mining, whether positive or
negative, due to the social and cultural problems associated
with mining projects.
To find out if the Project met the objective of the audi-
ence that participated in each day, we conducted a survey
at the beginning and end of each day. This survey was mea-
sured with the Likert scale, which was analyzed as follows
and gave us the following results.
Applied Question:
What is your perception of responsible mining is?
For the evaluation of this question, one weight has been
considered for each item (Table 1).
For the evaluation of the indicators according to the level
of the score obtained by the indicator question, at the end
a general sum is made and the action is verified in Table 2.
In the initial survey for all the sessions provided to
the 28 institutions, both urban and rural, the value is 970
points, which indicates that the perception in mining is in
need of improvement.
In the final survey for all the sessions provided, the
value obtained is 2681 points, which indicates an excellent
action (Table 2).
Mining Projection
The “Building Our Future” Project is always about con-
tinuous improvement. It seeks to improve workshops for
children, adolescents and young adults. In addition, it is
seeking to impact a greater number of participants from
different institutions in urban and rural areas (Figure 7).
Mobile App “Our Mineral World” The Our Mineral
World app was developed in 2021 as a key educational tool
during the pandemic, aimed at teaching the importance of
minerals in our daily lives. Now, in 2024, we have brought
it back and updated it to effectively complement mineral
fairs, providing an interactive and enriching experience.
The app will soon be available again on the Play Store
for Android devices, and we are excited to announce that a
new, even more interactive version will be released shortly
to enhance the learning experience.
Table 1. Likert Scale Score
Figure 6. Gender distribution in the year 2022 and 2024
Table 2. Rating levels for the Likert scale
Value Range Count Action
1 0%–20% 0–606 Reevaluate
2 21%–40% 607–1212 Improve
3 41%–60% 1213–1818 Maintain
4 61%–80% 1819–2424 Relevant
5 81%–100% 2425–3030 Excellent