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ABET accredited Minining engineers plan, develop and operate mines, as well as other engineering excavations. They engineer the individual systems within a mining operation or large earth engineering project. Students gain extensive knowledge of the engineering systems necessary for planning and operating mines. They learn how to determine the economic worth of a mineral deposit and how rock behaves when excavated. They learn how to excavate, transport, and process minerals and coal. In addition, students use mining software to design, plan, and supervise mines. Emphasis is put on engineering mines to have minimal environmental effects.

High School Preparation:

• Entrance Requirements
• 1/2 unit trigonometry required; one year physics, calculus and chemistry recommended

Major Requirements:

major requires math beyond basic calculus

major requires upper-division lab sciences

Careers:

• designing and operating underground and surface mines managing mines consultant on construction projects involving tunneling and underground chambers development and design of heavy equipment

Sample Courses:

• advanced math,.physics and geosciences
• analysis of mine operations
• mining methods
• mineral processing
• health and safety in mining
• rock excavation
• geostatistics

Additional Information:

• Mining and Geological Engineering
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• Mining and Geological Engineering, General Catalog
  The catalog includes course descriptions and specific requirements.