Description
There are often-overlooked costs associated with the mining, processing, and utilization of minerals. Mines necessarily leave physical and geochemical scars that may be difficult to mend in our environments. Historically, “heritage” mining sites may even lack a responsible party for any remediation going forward. Learn from Navid Mojtabai and William Chavez how these mining costs must be addressed by societies in some manner.
Navid Mojtabai has 32 years of experience in teaching and research related to mining. He is a graduate of New Mexico Tech, earning his BS and MS in mining engineering. He earned his PhD from the University of Arizona in mining engineering, with a minor in civil engineering. He is a department chair of Mineral Engineering at NMT. William Chavez has been a professor at NMT since 1985. He received his bachelor’s, master’s and PhD from NMT.