Tag: mining engineering

Doe Run helps fund mining survey lab at S&T

Posted by on August 27, 2013

A donation of $40,000 from The Doe Run Co. will help equip a new mining survey laboratory that is being built at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The lab will help provide innovative and practical learning opportunities for future mining engineers.

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Fireworks displays two Fridays in June

Posted by on June 10, 2013

Fireworks displays will be visible at Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Experimental Mine located on Bridge School Road in southeast Rolla on two Fridays in June.

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Academy of Mines and Metallurgy inducts new members

Posted by on April 22, 2013

Seven graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the university’s Academy of Mines and Metallurgy on April 18.

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At Missouri S&T, mucking matters

Posted by on April 7, 2008

Men’s and women’s “mucking” teams from Missouri University of Science and Technology will host the annual Intercollegiate Mining Competition April 12 in Rolla.         

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Forget haunted houses — Go underground for a really scary experience

Posted by on October 11, 2007

In anticipation of Halloween, mining engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are again planning to haunt UMR’s Experimental Mine. The underground mine will be open to the public for scary tours from 6 p.m. to midnight Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27. On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Haunted Mine will be open from 5-10 p.m.

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Lady Muckers win world championship for UMR

Posted by on March 27, 2007

A team of female students from the University of Missouri-Rolla won a world championship in “mucking” at the Intercollegiate Mining Competition March 24 in Tucson, Ariz.         

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World domination is the goal for UMR’s mucking teams

Posted by on March 21, 2007

Four “mucking” teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla will compete in the Intercollegiate Mining Competition March 24 in Tucson, Ariz.         

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For a scary experience, visit UMR’s Haunted Mine

Posted by on October 11, 2006

Mining engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are busy making sure UMR’s Experimental Mine is haunted in time for Halloween. The underground mine will be open to the public for scary tours from 6 p.m. to midnight Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, the Haunted Mine will be open from 5-11 […]

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Best showing ever: UMR students prove they can hang with professional mine rescuers

Posted by on September 29, 2006

Two mine rescue teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla competed against about a dozen teams of professionals from the mining industry this week at UMR’s Experimental Mine. UMR’s gold team took third place overall in the competition and UMR’s black team placed fourth.         

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Frimpong named chair of mining and nuclear engineering at UMR

Posted by on June 28, 2006

Dr. Samuel Frimpong will become chair of UMR’s mining and nuclear department as of July 1. Frimpong replaces his colleague Dr. Larry Grayson, who has served as chair of the department since November of 2000. Grayson, an expert in mine safety, remains a professor of mining engineering at UMR.                           

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