BLACKSBURG, Va., May 15 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
By 2029, more than half of the mining industry's workforce will have retired, leaving more than 220,000 jobs up for grabs.
Thanks to support from local heavy equipment company Carter Machinery, Virginia Tech engineering students will be well equipped to fill those roles and lead the mining workforce into the future.
"This partnership is not just about equipment or technology," said Aaron Noble, head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering. "It's about creating a talent pipeline and bringing together students from across campus to engage in challenging problems while cultivating the skills needed to build the futu...