For the past 120 years, the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering has been the only university level program in the state providing education and research programs devoted to minerals engineering and the science and engineering of non-renewable resources.

We fulfill the land grant mission of the university by providing engineering education, research, and outreach focusing on the sustainable development of mineral resources.

We have active student chapters for the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, and the International Society of Explosives Engineers.

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Department Head and Faculty Searches

We are conducting international searches for a department head and a faculty position.  Both positions are tenure track and have components of teaching, research, outreach, and service.  Teaching duties for the faculty position focus on mine design, mine valuation, and mine planning software.

Lowell Short Courses

Spring 2010 short courses are:  Emotion, Outrage and Public Participation; Applied Valuation of Mineral Assets and Projects; Introduction to Stakeholder Engagement; Introduction to Social and Environmental Assessment.  Registration now open. 

Golf Tournament

The Crooked Stick Golf Tournament at the annual SME Conference in Phoenix on February 29, 2010.  Sign up to play or be a sponsor.

Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources

The Lowell IMR is a new interdisciplinary research institute focusing on sustainable resource development.  Initial funding for the IMR comes from Science Foundation Arizona and 15 industry partners.

Henry G. "Hank" Grundstedt San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory

The SX Mine is located in the Pima Mining District, approximately 23 miles south of Tucson. The mine currently utilizes three underground levels, two of which are serviced by a state-of-the-art research hoist.

Distance Education

We have the capability to capture and stream every lecture we teach live on the internet as well as on-demand after the lecture.  Our graduate and continuing education courses are available via distance for short courses, certificates, master's and doctoral levels.