What
is Mining Engineering?
Mining is an valuable and technologically advanced industry. It provides the raw materials and energy resources needed to sustain modern civilization. Mining engineers use their knowledge of geology, mining and instrumentation related to these disciplines to solve problems involved in the development and production of minerals. They prospect for mineral deposits; plan, design, reclaim, and operate mines; assist in processing and marketing minerals that are extracted; insure safe and healthy working conditions. Mining engineers operate mines in a profitable, safe, and environmentally conscientious manner. Mining operations use mobile equipment that is larger than that found in any other industry. Mining methods and equipment can be applied to the removal of earth and rock outside the mining industry.
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What
Kinds of Students Major in Mining Engineering?
Mining majors should have a strong interest in the sciences, generally, and in geology, in particular. An equally strong background in mathematics is essential. Mining engineering also requires a strong background in computer applications, economics, communication skills, and physical sciences, particularly physics, and chemistry.
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What
Courses Do Mining Engineering Majors Take?
The required and elective courses you
would take for Mining Engineering majors vary considerably among institutions.
Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth
of topics you are likely to experience were you to major
in this field.
Fundamentals of Engineering |
Land Reclamation |
Mine Planning and Design |
Mining |
Principles of Mineral Processing |
Rock Mechanics |
Structural Geology |
Surveying |
Underground Mining Methods |
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List of Potential Jobs in Mining Engineering
These professions and professional organizations
illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for
if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly
related to employment than others, however. You should
consider the likelihood of employment after graduation
carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work
in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work
in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you
should determine what the prospects are for this or any
major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by
the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment
in second major or in a minor.
Permitting and Inspection |
Land Management |
Construction Consultation |
Construction Site Preparation |
Dam and Highway Construction |
Interactive Designer |
Land Use Planning |
Minerals Exploration |
Mining Engineer |
Oil Exploration |
Regulatory Oversight |
Tunnel Construction |
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What
is the Median Salary Range for Mining Engineering Careers?
Actual expected salaries will vary depending on your chosen career path, experience, and even your geographic location. Are you interested in detailed information
about the forecasted demand for a particular profession?
Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions
are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you
to search on a particular job, whether listed here or
not, to give you this information.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Colleges and Universities offering majors in Mining Engineering
| These institutions offer excellent curriculums in well-rounded programs for you to consider: |
| universities with majors in Mining Engineering |
- Michigan Technological University
- Houghton, Michigan
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Rolla, Missouri
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- New York, New
York
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Bluefield State College
- Bluefield, West
Virginia
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- University Park , Pennsylvania
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Carbondale , Illinois
- University of Arizona
- Tucson , Arizona
- University of Kentucky
- Lexington , Kentucky
- University of Nevada-Reno
- Reno , Nevada
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Blacksburg , Virginia
- West Virginia University
- Morgantown , West
Virginia
- Mountain State University
- Beckley, West
Virginia
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Rapid City, South
Dakota
- Montana Tech of the University of Montana
- Butte, Montana
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- Socorro, New
Mexico
- University of the Virgin Islands
- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin
Islands
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Campus
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Colorado School of Mines
- Golden, Colorado
| 2-year colleges with majors in Mining Engineering |
MyMajors complete list has 28 schools in the USA with a major in Mining Engineering.
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