The Tailings Center, a collaboration between three universities, is continuing its "Fundamentals of Tailings" online short course certificate program in fall 2022.

A University of Arizona-led team discovered that as the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon, it flushed away ancient deep saline groundwater.

David Streeter, a former Air Force serviceman with extensive mining industry experience, manages the Rock Mechanics Lab at the University of Arizona. He teaches lab courses in Geomechanics and Mine Tailings, emphasizing precise data collection and real-world application. Streeter's courses involve analyzing core and soil samples, following ASTM guidelines, and maintaining safety standards. His goal is to prepare students for industry challenges, instilling a critical perspective on data and its practical implications, and advocating for the continuation of these essential mining engineering courses.

Protecting the health of miners is the aim of a national partnership with the University of Arizona, NIOSH, the mining industry and other interests.

New study from Apple and USGS helps define rock-to-metal ratios (RMRs) in order to quantify the environmental burden of rock movement.

Enrollment is open for the two courses: "Water in Mine Operations and Slope Stability", starting in July, and "Geotechnical Radar Monitoring" (on demand), starting in August.

Tucson TV station KGUN9 featured the professional organization "Women in Mining" and the new School in a recent newscast. 

The University of Arizona is among the most impactful research universities in the world, according to the global higher education analysis company Quacquarelli Symonds, based in the United Kingdom.

Today marked the delivery of the new femtosecond laser system for the analysis of solids and solutions. That is just one of over a dozen research projects supported by the School of Mining and Mineral Resources.

College faculty, staff and students recently gathered honor the semester's outstanding graduates and graduate teaching assistants. The awardees are nominated by faculty members for going above and beyond in their studies and work.