WVU team wins third consecutive championship at international mine rescue competition
The West Virginia University Mine Rescue Team, based at the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is the best in the world.
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The Mine Rescue Team from West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources were crowned champions of the 2023 Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Rescue Development. The event was held on February 22-24 in Idaho Springs, Colorado.