About us

The minerals industry faces increasing pressure to supply responsibly sourced minerals while managing key risks. At the same time, companies across the mineral lifecycle are experiencingcritical workforce and expertise shortages. Only one university fully integrates the breadth of academic disciplines and organizations needed to provide innovative solutions to today’s risks, and to prepare the next generation of diverse professionals fortomorrow’s challenges: The University of Arizona (UA). The UA LOWELL INSTITUTE FOR MINERAL RESOURCES leads this collaboration, bringing together the best the UA and industry have to offer. Our vision is to provide the framework for responsible mineral resourceavailability required to sustain generations to come. Our collaborative approach attracts more talent to the industry and produces work-ready professionals. From disciplines as diverse as law, medicine, and even anthropology – our multidisciplinary educationprograms turn diverse talent into mining-ready, mining knowledgeable professionals. We deliver innovative solutions to manage real industry risks. By integrating brainpower across campus with that of industry experts, the UA Lowell Institute has unparalleledpotential to tackle today’s challenges and propel the industry forward. We are a one-stop shop for mineral resource issues. From exploration to reclamation — across industries, government, academia and civil society — in Arizona, across the Americas, and aroundthe world. Since 2009: 26 disciplines across 10 colleges | 100+ research projects | 250+ faculty, staff, students involved in projects | 350+ industry participants | 1,500+ enrollees in professional courses, from 80 companies and 27 countries | 10,500+ miningworkers trained for safety | 90,000+ students and teachers reached | 12+ companies started.