UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: 
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 
MINE STUDY

Department of Mine Engineering: Researchers are making advances in rare earth element recovery and autonomous underground mining systems that improve safety and mitigate damage from underground coal mine explosions.

Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

  • A coal mining man in safety gear standing in an underground mine with a striped barrier and dark surroundings.
  • Two coal mine workers in safety helmets walk past a large, lit shipping container inside a dark tunnel. The container is filled with tools and equipment, and the workers are silhouetted against the bright interior.
  • Dark underground coal mine in Appalachia with rough rock walls and ceiling, illuminated by a bright light at the end, with concrete barriers on the right side.
  • A coal miner in Appalachia wearing a hard hat stands in a dark underground environment, illuminated by bright lights on stands.
  • A coal miner in Appalachia wearing a helmet and glasses standing in a dark area, holding a flashlight.
  • A coal miner in Appalachia wearing a helmet with a bright light and a work shirt, handling electronic equipment in a dark underground environment.
  • A woman coal miner in safety gear, including a helmet with a headlamp, stands in an underground environment with rock walls and construction lighting.
  • Underground tunnel structure made of concrete and steel, with a wooden doorframe, situated inside a dark Appalachian coal mine.
  • Coal miners working inside a dark tunnel in Appalachia, with one worker using a headlamp, and a Bobcat skid-steer loader moving dirt or debris.
A person carrying a white basket in a woodworking shop with drums of black and wood-colored paint nearby.

Stephen Burks: Shelter In Place

Group of cyclists at the starting line of a race, with a young man in the foreground wearing a helmet, gloves, and a colorful cycling jersey, surrounded by trees and RVs.
A young woman with long brown hair in a red polka-dot dress is working on a loom, weaving threads in a cozy wooden room.

War Daddy Race

Student Craft Industries