Mackay Muckers Mining Team

The Mackay Muckers Mining Team practices old school mining techniques. The Muckers have competed in Montana, Missouri, Colorado, Nevada, England, and Australia.

There are seven total events that the Muckers compete in: swede saw, mucking, single jack handsteel, goldpan, trackstand, jackleg, and survey. There is an international competition once a year that the team travels to and competes in. This is the Intercollegiate Mining Games that are held in memory of the Sunshine Mine Fire that occurred on May 2nd, 1972. The Muckers got 2nd in the coed division a  ...