Whether it's the lithium battery for your cell phone, the metals used to make medical equipment or the salt on your dining room table, as a mining engineering student you will learn safe and innovative technologies to extract and process metals and minerals that are a part of everyday life. Dig deep into the field that fuels our economy.
Apply NowMining engineering includes exploration, extraction, processing, transportation, marketing, sales and utilization of mineral resources. As a student, you will be well-versed in mining and geology and as well as the principles of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering as it applies to the mining industry.
The mining engineering program is designed to produce professionals capable of designing and managing a modern surface and/or underground coal, metal and/or non-metal mining operations.
Collaborate with over 13,000 global members in SME. As a student, you'll join peers and industry professionals to focus on sharing best practices for safety, environmental stewardship and moving mining forward through world-class technical resources, educational programs, networking opportunities and development tools.
Read More : The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)Join a nationwide organization composed of individuals employed in, associated with, or interested in the mining industry. NOT limited to women only, members include engineers, geologists, land men, secretaries, lobbyists, mine workers, educators and concerned citizens.
Read More : WVU Women in Mining Chapter (WIM)Tau Beta Pi was founded at Lehigh University in 1885. As the world’s largest engineering
society, you can network with collegiate chapters at 250 engineering colleges in the
United States, 47 active alumni chapters, and has initiated over 615,000 members.
WVU has a recent triumphs for both students and faculty representing the Mine Rescue Team. Over the past decade, our mine rescue teams have consistently achieved recognitions, earning five consecutive national championships and two international championships competing against teams from the US, Canada, Germany and more.
Layout mines to maximize output and worker safety, while minimizing cost and our impact on the environment.
Aim to protect and restore land, water and air temporarily impacted by mining operations.
Develop ways to extract minerals and coal from the Earth’s crust using explosives and heavy equipment.
Design and operate ventilation systems that control contaminants, such as methane and dust, to protect the health and safety of mine workers and the general public.
Conduct financial analyses and orchestrate day-to-day mining in a safe, economical and environmentally friendly manner.
Develop ways to prepare minerals and coal for use in industry, power plants and by consumers.
Seek out and characterize mineral and coal deposits found within the Earth’s crust and conduct financial analyses to determine whether the ore is economical to mine.
Undergraduate research is a great way for you to gain experiential learning to stand out from the crowd in the workforce or build a portfolio for graduate studies.
Explore undergraduate research opportunitiesMining engineering deals with discovering, extracting, processing, marketing, and utilizing mineral deposits from the earth’s crust. The role of the mining engineer may be quite diversified, and the field offers opportunities for specialization in a large number of technical areas. As a trained professional in this field, you will be well versed in mining and geology and also in the principles of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering as applied to the mining industry. With the present trend toward the use of engineers in industrial management and administrative positions, the mining engineer’s training also includes economics, business, personnel management and the humanities.
This program is designed to prepare you for the operational and engineering challenges of the mining industry or to pursue graduate degrees.
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