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The Tailings Center

  Educational Initiatives

The Tailings Center delivers comprehensive educational programs addressing industry needs at multiple levels. Our cornerstone initiative is an intensive, one-week Professional Certificate Course launching in June 2025 that provides hands-on training in tailings management fundamentals while offering CEUs for professionals. To increase accessibility, we’re developing a video-based online training program that leverages existing content for on-demand learning.

Complementing these efforts, our ongoing Graduate Certificate Program continues to evolve, with current enrollment demonstrating significant interest in tailings management across the three cooperating universities – Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and University of Arizona.

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NEW PROGRAM:

Tailings Center June 2025 Workshop

 

Are you seeking a comprehensive understanding of Tailings Management from cradle to grave?

 

The Colorado School of Mines’ Tailings Center, a leading research and education consortium, is proud to present an intensive, in-person professional certificate course designed to provide a holistic view of tailings facility life-cycle management.

This course is ideal for individuals from diverse backgrounds, including:

  • Professionals with technical backgrounds in engineering, geology, environmental science, and related fields
  • Early-career professionals in mining and related industries
  • Regulators and policymakers
  • University students (undergraduate and graduate)

 

Learn more about this workshop at the following website: https://learn.mines.edu/tailingsworkshop/ 

Join us for a week of focused learning:

  • Date: June 2-6, 2025
  • Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Daily
  • Location: Colorado School of Mines Campus,                      Golden, Colorado
  • Format: In-person lectures, interactive discussions, case studies, and an optional field trip.
  • CEUs: Earn Continuing Education Units. 
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