This year the UA’s mining program is celebrating its 125th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the College of Engineering is publishing a series of articles about the "New Face of Mining."



In the latest installment, mining and geological engineering department head Mary Poulton and six alumni -- ranging from one of the first UA mining students to the newest mining engineering graduate -- discuss the way things are for women today in the surging industry. Get to know these amazing women and find out what it was like to climb from the coal mines of Illinois to a corporate board room, be the first mine manager in Chile, and lead the UA women’s mine rescue team.

They are the new face of mining. And these are their stories.