Students Create Women in Mining Chapter

WWHEN GREATNESS OJUM was in her first year of mining engineering studies, she learned about an opportunity to launch a UA student chapter of Women in Mining, which has supported an equitable and sustainable mining industry since 1972.

“As a freshman, that was very overwhelming for me. It was as well as its founder. “But it was something that I wanted to get involved in … so I took the initiative and got some students together.”

The WIM student chapter has attracted 17 members so far. Ojum and Angelina Anani, the chapter’s advisor and an MGE associate professor, see growth as one of their majors. Welcoming these populations is a foundational goal for WIM chapters at every level and benefits all participants, said Anani.

“We want people to understand that regardless of your background, you can go into mining. We also want you to be included in