Project Info Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Latin America Nicole Smith | nmsmith@mines.edu The goals of this project are to understand the technical and social complexity of artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities in Latin America, in particular, Peru...
Project Info Dynamic Indicators for Assessing Mining’s Contributions to Sustainability Nicole Smith | nmsmith@mines.edu The goal of this project is to identify a dynamic suite of indicators that can be used to quantify mining’s contributions to sustainable...
Project Info Livelihoods and Gemstones: Maasai Tanzanite Traders in Northern Tanzania Nicole Smith | nmsmith@mines.edu The goal of this project is to examine the changes that have occurred in Maasai households and communities related to their activities in the...
Project Info Rock Strength Probe – Electronic Design Jamal Rostami | rostami@mines.edu This probe has been designed and fabricated and the initial results are great. This probe is about 1.5 inch diameter and we can insert it into a borehole and scratch the...
Project Info Development of Virtual Reality for Edgar Mine Sebnem Duzgun | duzgun@mines.edu VR is one of the upcoming disruptive technologies in mining. The VR lab I have recently established allow two people interact in a virtual environment. The project is not an...
