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University of Arizona mining and geological engineering teams competing in the 2022 Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration/National Sand, Stone and Gravel Association's (SME/NSSGA) student design competition placed in the top three for the second year in a row. Seniors in the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering earned second place and a $1,500 prize in the metallic competition, and the juniors placed third in the same real-world test, winning $1,000.

In the current issue of the Mining Engineering journal, Jodi Banta, Isabel Barton and Lynette Hutson analyze how background knowledge can generate interest in choosing mining engineering as a major.

Professor emerita Mary M. Poulton and professor Isabel Barton received recognition from The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) and The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), respectively.

As permits for mining operations become more complex and expensive to obtain, U.S. companies ought to look at new legal structures that provide better assurances that the economics are worth moving forward.

After a 2020 hiatus, nearly 80 attendees came together this December for the 2021 workshop,
"Intentional Inclusivity and Allyship". The group was in itself diverse: male and female, older and younger, students and mining professionals hailing from various countries.

The 2022 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends, and issues for each mineral commodity as well as discussions and tabular presentations on domestic industry structure.

Brad Ross speaks to Arizona Big Media about the Copper State's role in producing jobs and generating revenue.

AZGS' Open-File Report 'Directory of Active Mines in Arizona: FY2021' documents 433 active, full-time mines or development projects in the state of Arizona, from small sand and gravel operations providing materials for local road maintenance and construction to the large open-pit copper mines, such as Morenci and Ray.

Arizona – which produces 74% of America’s copper – will soon be home to a new type of institution designed to shape the industry’s workforce for the future. 

In a mini-symposium, the University of Arizona and industry looked at the benefits of hyperspectral sensing and decided to found an R&D consortium.

The Mineral Resources Research and Innovation Initiative is set to fund a number of projects starting in January. The reviewing committee received over a dozen requests for funding after putting out a request for proposals in October.

The funding is geared to building a highly educated workforce prepared to meet some of the world’s most pressing technological needs around mineral resources.