Carlota Copper Company(KGHM)

Carlota Copper Company Internship

I forgot to post this and I just found it. It has been a awesome busy semester. My summer started out fast since I had a final on Thursday and then had to be in Phoenix the next day. Well last summer I moved to Phoenix, Arizona to work in Globe at Carlota. I was hired to be a geology intern to do two different projects. One being exploration rock sampling and the second one being ore control. I love doing both of the jobs. They both had pros and cons. The Awesome part of the exploration was I got to hike around in the mountains taking samples. But the rock sampling was repetitive. But it was a good experience. Now for ore control, I loved it! I was in charge of a big part in the mine. I had to go out take rock samples in the pit, describe the rock look for mineralization and then update 3D geologic maps. Then I would get data back from the lab and figure which areas to mine for ore and waste. The I would send information to the surveys to stake the area I pick to mine. It was an awesome job I got to tell the miner where to mine and that was cool since I am still a college student! Also I got to go to Tuscon and take a 3D software program class. I learned a lot and I was cool how computers are so advanced. This opportunity working for a copper mine was very beneficial to me. I learned skills that I will uses in the future.

 Exploration sampling

Around the pit

Before the explosion the pictures below are of the blast!!!!!!

This guy is awesome. Kenny B the head Engineer(control of the blasting)

The PIT

Me standing by the tire

The other intern Garrett and I

Trucks lined up waiting to be loaded

Zoomed in to the haul truck from the picture above.

Part of the pit

Cruising down the haul road

Leach pads where the copper is extracted from the rock

The finished product