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mining engineering

American  

noun

  1. the branch of engineering dealing with the location and appraisal of mineral deposits and the laying out, equipment, and management of mines.


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He studied mining engineering at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg before deciding to switch to medicine, at Guy's Hospital in London.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

As fast as possible, Jack Groppo, professor of mining engineering at the University of Kentucky, says, people have to stop scrapping the modules.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

He’d gotten a degree in mining engineering but couldn’t get a job in the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2022

The perception of mining as hostile to women and people of colour has only exacerbated the industry's talent problem, with enrolment in mining engineering programs plunging across the United States, Canada and Australia.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2022

Graduates in civil and mining engineering, while offered positions from executives in these particular branches also, have no such large opportunities offered them.

From Opportunities in Engineering by Horton, Charles M. (Charles Marcus)

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