Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering

Building Code: LME

Building Number: 046

This $11 million building, completed in 1983, was a giant step forward for the University and the School of Mines. The 60,000-square-foot building, styled to conform with the historic buildings around it, houses classrooms and laboratories for mining engineering, chemical and materials engineering, and geological sciences. It also includes the Nevada Seismology Laboratory, the Keck Mine Ventilation Lab, the Newmont Rock Mechanics Lab and a supercomputer laboratory.