mining engineering

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• mining engineer noun

Example Sentences

Elizabeth Holley, an associate professor of mining engineering at Colorado School of Mines, explains that each nation has its own list of critical minerals, but they are generally made up of rare earths and other metals like lithium.

Read more on BBC

Dr Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering at Colorado School of Mines, explains that each nation has its own list of critical minerals, but they are generally made up of rare earths and other metals like lithium.

Read more on BBC

She reluctantly enrolled to study mining engineering and, at one point, considered joining her father in "a boring nine-to-five job, working with money".

Read more on BBC

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

Read more on Seattle Times

Sotheby's says a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Estrela de Fura is being allocated by Fura to set up an academy to provide technical training in the fields of mining, engineering, carpentry and agriculture.

Read more on BBC