Overview

Utilizing the exceptional setting and expertise available to the University of Arizona, the Lowell Program in Economic Geology / Lowell IMR offer a variety of unique courses for professionals and students. The 10-day intensive field courses include a mixture of in-person lectures, labs and field experiences. Our 2-day survey-type short courses "Integrated Planning Series" are offered remotely with on-line discussion sections.

Lowell Program 10-day Field Courses

The geologic framework and mineral systems of the Basin and Range provide the context for a unique set of in-depth field courses, from ore-deposit mapping, through in-depth reviews of ore deposit types and the applications of structural geology in mineral exploration and mine geology, to cutting-edge applications of hyperspectral imaging in the mining industry. Instructors include university and industry experts.

Integrated Planning Series

Finding, developing, and extracting mineral resources go smoothly when everyone on the team works together, communicates effectively, and understands the whole value chain – not just one piece of it. But all too often, mining engineers, geologists, and metallurgists work in separate siloes. Breaking down these siloes takes either decades of experience or specialized, interdisciplinary, industry-focused training not offered at conventional university programs.

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In consultation with industry advisors, and recognizing this critical gap in education, the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources collaborated with Freeport-McMoRan and Newmont Mining to develop a series of 3 short courses designed to break down barriers to communication and improve collaboration among geologists, mining engineers, and metallurgists in the mining industry. Each course introduces the fundamentals and role of one profession to the other two from the perspective of top geologists, engineers, and metallurgists in the mining industry.