The University of Utah is home to one of the premier Metallurgical Engineering programs in the country . The school partners with mining organizations ( Society for Mining , Metallurgy , and Exploration ; Women in Mining ; and American Rock Mechanics Association ) as well as working with some of the largest mining companies in the world ( Rio Tinto , Barrick Gold , Newmont Mining , BHP Billiton , and Freeport McMoRan ) to employ graduates .

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