Who carried the copper from the Earth? Who blasted boulders to carve out the raw materials of our life?   The Miners’ Story Project will preserve and share stories about life in mines and mining communities in the Southwest US. These stories will be captured on high quality digital audio recordings, and will enrich and enliven the exhibits at the University of Arizona’s Mineral Museum when it moves to its new Downtown Tucson location in 2008 as part of the new University of Arizona Science Center.   Recording sessions will be held in a mobile “Story Trailer,” which will visit towns around Arizona and New Mexico. Anyone with mining stories (current miners, former miners, family and friends of miners) is invited to come for a fun and relaxed trip down memory lane.   These stories will live for generations to come and will help young people (and even the young at heart!) learn about the history and importance of mining in the Southwest.