MINING ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

The Mining Engineering Program

• Mining Engineering degree combines the traditional engineering concepts and modern management topics such as finance, legal, project management , labor relations and international business.  This unique combination better prepares our graduates to move up to management sooner and more effectively. 

• The program has been very carefully and thoroughly designed with input from our industrial advisory board that consists of senior management executives from a variety of industries ranging from coal, metal, aggregates to services such as explosives and equipment.  Some of the more prominent industry names are all well represented on our board, such as Peabody Energy, Foundation Coal, Kiewit Mining, Austin Powder, Newmont Gold, Barrick Gold and more.

• In addition to experienced and well qualified teaching faculty, the program also offers state of the art laboratory & research facilities.  Key facilities include - rock mechanics laboratory, computer aided mine design lab, mine ventilation lab, & mine health & safety.

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• Universal Testing Machine in the Rock Mechanics Lab
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• MAPTEK Mine Design Lab
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• New Ventilation trainer
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• Proximity to the powder river basin offers unique opportunities for hands on activities at the various mines