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]
2023 NSTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION IN ATLANTA, GA MEC participated in the 3-day NSTA National Conference on Science Education held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, on March 23-25, 2023. MEC volunteers actively engaged with over 2500 teachers who visited the booth. Katie Kosloski, a mining engineer for Luck Stone, was […]
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 […]
OCTOBER 2023 MEC COMMUNITY OUTREACH TOOLKIT INITIATIVE MEC announces its latest endeavor designed to enhance and support the already successful outreach efforts of SME sections and/or empower sections willing to get involved in community outreach. The Community Outreach Toolkit includes MEC’s updated resources, including flyers and posters for conducting mining outreach events and raising awareness […]
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]