CESM History
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Research focused on waste containment at legacy mine sites motivated the creation of a center devoted to issues associated with the environmental sustainability of mining.
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Stakeholder partnerships identify research priorities and questions addressed by our industry-academic research collaborations.
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CESM facilitates broad cross-campus collaboration with researchers from the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, Science, and Public Health. Exploratory research funding facilitates the development of new research initiatives related to mining sustainability in arid environments.
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