Resources

Some employees begin careers in mining after attending college, completing an internship, or obtaining training through a local union. Below are links to opportunities for becoming more proficient at your job and advancing your career.

Colleges with mining programs

Michigan Technological University

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rend Lake College

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

University of Kentucky

Internships with mining companies

Fred Weber (New Frontier Materials)

Heidelberg Materials

Holcim

Plote Construction (Beverly Materials)

Rogers Group

Vulcan Materials

Walbec Group (Midwest Aggregates Payne & Dolan)

William Charles Construction

Unions representing some of the mining workforce

Laborers International Union

Teamsters

Operating Engineers

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