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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.


Other Word Forms

  • mining engineer noun

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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".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2024

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)