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mining engineering

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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

A simple internet search for "lack of mining engineering students" throws up a plethora of articles, stretching back several years, but becoming more prevalent in recent times.

From Reuters Feb. 7, 2022

The Burma undertaking has been, in its outcome at least, and, indeed, in many other respects, Hoover's greatest victory in mining engineering and organization.

From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)

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