The rapid growth of high-tech electronics has ignited a global race to secure the rare metals that comprise them.
Demand has surged for materials such as copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium, which are key components in green technologies such as batteries, electric vehicles and solar panels.
The mining of quartz and other surface minerals by Native Americans in Arizona extends back hundreds of years. By the time Arizona became a state in 1912, its mining industry, whicharound copper, lead, zinc, silver and gold ore, had grown to a $67 million enterprise – equivalent to more than $1.4 billion today.
The University of Arizona, which has been educating students in mining and mineral resources since 1885, operates the only underground mining lab with a working vertical shaft in the nation, the. The laboratory affords students a one-of-a-kind hands-on training experience and is considered a center of excellence in mine health and safety.
Advanced industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, aerospace and defense, renewable energy and more are flourishing.
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