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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

Example Sentences

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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

For special departments of practical instruction provision has been made, the Clothworkers' Company of London undertaking to support that which pertains to textile industries, and the Drapers' Company that of colliery management and mining engineering.

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by VII, Edward