University of Arizona-Caterpillar partnership celebrates 1st year

August 11, 2017

The Mining 360 Program at the University of Arizona’s (UA) Department of Mining and Geological Engineering has produced its first cohort of graduates.

The training program was unveiled last year by the UA and corporate partner Caterpillar, which has relocated its Surface Mining and Technology Division to Tucson from Illinois.

Now the first 12 professionals to complete the training have received their certificates. The students represented several departments within Caterpillar, including mining operations, manufacturing, product support and sales. The cohort involved students from Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Peru.

As part of the program, participants were taught online by 10 faculty members from the UA Department of Mining and Geological Engineering. The professionals made use of Freeport-McMoRan's Morenci Mine in their capstone work.

The next cohort will have 15 students, according to Jean Savage, vice president of surface mining and technology for Caterpillar.

 

 

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