Bonus! A Conversation with a Reclamationist–Interview
Jim Gusek, Senior Engineer and Reclamationist, is focusing on new ways to prevent mine water problems rather than having to treat them once they occur. [12:00]
Jim Gusek, Senior Engineer and Reclamationist, is focusing on new ways to prevent mine water problems rather than having to treat them once they occur. [12:00]
Jim Gusek describes how he became a reclamationist and has worked in many different types of mines planning mine closing strategies before the mines even open. [9:55]
Barb Filas describes what a mining engineer does, and how she went from having a math interest, to engineering, to working on six continents. [11:12]
Scott McAnally describes how he became an exploration geologist, his education and training and what it’s like to get to explore for minerals around the world. [10:08]
We are so excited to meet you at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education Houston 2022 March 31-April 2 at our booth (# 3037). Our booth displays and free materials are designed to help you educate your students on the importance of minerals and mining in their daily lives. Knowledgeable volunteers are there to […]
DECEMBER 2022 2023 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE – JULY 19-28, 2023 The National Scout Jamboree is a quadrennial two-week encampment for boys and girls, ages 13-18, in the Scouts BSA program. Around 13,000 Scouts are expected to attend the 2023 event. MEC’s 2023 exhibit will be themed, “Mining in Our Modern World: Journey to the Middle […]
Each year, MEC partners with the American Geosciences Institute’s Earth Science Week (ESW) to provide educational resources across the globe at www.EarthSciWeek.org and in the ESW Toolkit. Participation in this initiative affords MEC the opportunity to reach a vast number of educators with education resources and to provide outreach materials to SME members and others […]
Michelle Montague, a senior geologist, and Jerek Caroll, a mining engineer, discuss their careers. [29:00]
Stacy Kramer describes the role that health and safety plays in the mining industry, as well as her education and training path to becoming a health and safety professional. [6:33]
Today’s world faces complex problems. We all need to work together to manage the Earth’s natural resources wisely. More scientists and engineers will be called upon to find the answers we need, especially in the mining industry since it supplies the world’s mineral products. There are literally hundreds of careers related to mining. Careers in […]