Workforce Archives - Mining Engineering Online

3 weeks ago

Historic day in Washington DC for mining education

For perhaps the most consequential meeting of the modern era of U.S. mining education, the leaders of the nation’s mining…

3 weeks ago

Mining education gets federal boost as industry faces workforce crunch

During a mining roundtable at the U.S. Department of State on Aug. 7, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Government…

4 weeks ago

Educating, Connecting, and Inspiring: See What’s New with the SME Foundation

In late July, the SME Foundation’s Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) again attended Scouting America’s National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia. The 2026 Jamboree was attended…

August 12, 2026

Globe 24-7, P&C Recruiting and HR and 3Pillars Asia Pacific merge to create global recruitment and human resource consulting service providers in the mining sector

Globe 24-7, P&C Recruiting and HR and 3Pillars Asia Pacific announce the strategic merger of their businesses to offer a…

August 4, 2026

Celebrating Our Students During Back-to-School Season

SME’s student community of 2,000 plus members epitomizes our core values of safety, stewardship, innovation, ethics, inclusion and collaboration. Across…

October 28, 2025

What students are seeking in a degree program and in their future careers, and what that means for attracting new talent

In an effort to reverse the trend of declining enrollments to mining engineering programs that began in 2015, the University…

September 30, 2025

A “triple-header” in Pittsburgh

A city known for its love of sports, Pittsburgh is ready for a busy week in October, where the brightest…

August 29, 2025

What students, parents and educators think about mining, and what it means for attracting the next generation of talent

Thanks to strong industry support and longstanding partnerships, the University of Arizona has provided extensive pre-college mining education and outreach…