The James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona has launched the Global Mining Law Center, with the goal of educating “lawyers on mining issues and miners on legal issues.”
“We are the first academic institution with a global mining law centre of this magnitude,” dean Marc Miller said.
The school offers degree and non-degree programs online and in residence, including: Master’s degrees with a mining law and policy focus for both lawyers and non-lawyers; a certificate in mining law and policy, as part of the Juris Doctor degree; and certificate courses for executives, lawyers, engineers, managers and government officials.
The GMLC is headed up by John Lacy, a longtime law professor at the university whose career has focused on international mining deals.
“The University of Arizona is in a remarkable position of combining its long-standing strengths in law, policy, geological engineering, geosciences and natural resource economics, along with many other science and social science disciplines, to make an impact in mining education, research and industry,” Lacy said.
The school plans to host annual conferences and workshops for those in the mining and energy sector.
Online programs will begin in early 2016.
“The program has had an enthusiastic response from the mining industry and from lawyers who practice mineral law, and we expect more activity,” Lacy said. “We have also heard from a number of mining lawyers who have reviewed the curriculum and offered suggestions for additions or clarification of the course coverage.”
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) CEO Charles Jeannes is a graduate of the law school, and one of the lead donors and advocates for the GMLC.
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