WorldWide Drilling Resource

30 AUGUST 2019 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Winds of Change by Bonnie Love, Editor, WorldWide Drilling Resource ®® I couldn’t wait to attend the 2019 Women In Mining (WIM) National Annual Meeting in Golden, Colorado, earlier this year. It was unlike any other. The event was filled with professional development and network- ing opportunities. The speakers were inspirational and empowering with their messages of diversity and inclusion. Not just diversity in gen- der and nationality, but also diversified thinking and how to embrace those who think differently than yourself. It was eye-opening. Attendees could chose between two different mine tours, or a leadership development workshop. I elected to tour the Newmont Goldcorp Cripple Creek & Victor mine and was thrilled to share the expe- rience with my daughter, Bethany. It was very interesting to learn how we are still mining the same locations that were originally mined in the late 1800s. There are actually four surface operations on the site. Brittany, a geologist with Newmont Goldcorp explained how gold telluride ores are only found in four places around the world, including Cripple Creek. She also gave us a great tip on how to tell real gold from fool’s gold (pyrite). Of course, no trip to Golden, would be com- plete without a trip to the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Geology Museum; it was stunning! WIM celebrated the creation of three new chapters, Arizona, CSM, and the University of West Virginia. Also, the new website is up and running. WIM National has made significant strides in meeting the changing needs of its members, supporting each other in the workplace, and embracing the winds of change. To view all the photos from the event, visit worldwidedrillingresource.com The Miss Colorado crown, on display at the CSM Geology Museum, contains over 600 stones. MIN WWDR photos .