The Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources in association with the Mining & Geological Engineering Department at the University of Arizona is excited to announce the 2022 Student & Alumni Photo Contest winner. The contest was open to all students and alumni of the Mining & Geological Engineering, Economic Geology, and other mining industry related programs.

The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources' education outreach program will be the recipient of the 2022 Prazen Living Legend of Mining Award.

U.S. News & World Report once again ranked UArizona's management information systems program No. 1 among public universities in its 2023 Best Graduate Schools list. UArizona's geology program rose to No. 2 overall.

One side of the table perceives local protests of mine development as community resistance. The other side believes they are asserting their rights. That might feel like an impasse when trying to develop a mine. What if all interests sat on the same side of the table? This was discussed at the latest Mining Law Summit.

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.