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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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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

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

Acquaintance with the subject of mining engineering expected.

From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes