Editing Mining engineering (section)

==Education==
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[[File:Co mines.jpg|thumb|Colorado School of Mines]]

Becoming an accredited mining engineer requires a university or college degree. Training includes a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] (B.Eng. or B.E.), [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.Sc. or B.S.), [[Bachelor of Technology]] (B.Tech.) or [[Bachelor of Applied Science]] (B.A.Sc.) in mining engineering. Depending on the country and jurisdiction, to be licensed as a mining engineer may require a [[Master of Engineering]] (M.Eng.), [[Master of Science]] (M.Sc or M.S.) or [[Master of Applied Science]] (M.A.Sc.) degree.

Some mining engineers who have come from other disciplines, primarily from engineering fields (e.g.: mechanical, civil, electrical, geomatics or environmental engineering) or from science fields (e.g.: geology, geophysics, physics, geomatics, earth science, or mathematics), typically completing a [[graduate diploma|graduate]] degree such as M.Eng, M.S., M.Sc. or M.A.Sc. in mining engineering after graduating from a different [[quantitative research|quantitative]] [[undergraduate]] program.

The fundamental subjects of mining engineering study usually include:
*[[mathematics]]; [[calculus]], [[algebra]], [[numerical analysis]], [[statistics]]
*[[geoscience]]; [[geochemistry]], [[geophysics]], [[mineralogy]], [[geomatics]]
*[[mechanics]]; [[rock mechanics]], [[soil Mechanics]], [[geomechanics]]
*[[thermodynamics]]; [[heat transfer]], [[mass transfer]]
*[[hydrogeology]]
*[[fluid mechanics]]; [[fluid statics]], [[fluid dynamics]]
*[[Geostatistics]]; [[spatial analysis]]
*[[control engineering]]; [[control theory]], [[instrumentation]]
*[[surface mining]]; [[open-pit mining]]
*[[underground mining (soft rock)]]
*[[underground mining (hard rock)]]
*[[computing]]; [[Datamine|DATAMINE]], [[MATLAB]], [[Maptek]] (Vulcan), [[Golden Software]] (Surfer), [[MicroStation]], Carlson 
*[[drilling and blasting]]
*[[solid mechanics]]; [[fracture mechanics]]

In the [[United States]], about 14 universities offer a B.S. degree in mining and mineral engineering. The top rated universities{{according to whom|date=April 2024}} include [[West Virginia University]], [[South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]], [[Virginia Tech]], the [[University of Kentucky]], the [[University of Arizona]],  [[Montana Tech]], and [[Colorado School of Mines]].<ref>A complete list can be accessed from [https://www.smenet.org/Student-Resources/Accredited-Schools-Programs smenet.org].</ref> Most of these universities offer M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

In [[Canada]], there are 19 undergraduate degree programs in mining engineering or equivalent.<ref>Undergraduate Mining courses in Canada. IDP Canada. https://www.idp.com/canada/search/mining/undergraduate  Retrieved June 30, 2021. /</ref> [[McGill University Faculty of Engineering]] offers both undergraduate (B.Sc., B.Eng.) and graduate (M.Sc., Ph.D.) degrees in Mining Engineering.<ref name=mcgill>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/mining/graduate-students/prospective/degree-programs/ |title=Graduate Program |publisher=[[McGill University]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref>McGill University. Sunset of a Transformational Career. Chapter 16 in: White F. Miner with a Heart of Gold: a biography of a mineral science and engineering educator. Friesen Press, Victoria. 2020. ISBN 978-1-5255-7765-9 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-1-5255-7766-6 (Paperback) ISBN 978-1-5255-7767-3 (eBook)</ref> and the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]] offers a [[Bachelor of Applied Science]] (B.A.Sc.) in Mining Engineering<ref name=ubc>{{cite web |url=http://you.ubc.ca/ubc_programs/mining-engineering/ |title=Mining Engineering at UBC |publisher=[[University of British Columbia]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> and also graduate degrees (M.A.Sc. or M.Eng and Ph.D.) in Mining Engineering.<ref name=bc>{{cite web |url=http://mining.ubc.ca/graduate/ |title=Graduate |publisher=[[University of British Columbia]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref>{{promotion inline|date=April 2024}}

In [[Europe]], most programs are integrated (B.S. plus M.S. into one) after the [[Bologna Process]] and take five years to complete. In [[Portugal]], the [[University of Porto]] offers an M.Eng. in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering<ref name=feup>{{cite web |url=https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/cur_geral.cur_view?pv_ano_lectivo=2017&pv_origem=CUR&pv_tipo_cur_sigla=M&pv_curso_id=739/ |title=Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering |publisher=[[University of Porto]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> and in [[Spain]] the [[Technical University of Madrid]] offers degrees in Mining Engineering with tracks in Mining Technology, Mining Operations, Fuels and Explosives, Metallurgy.<ref name=madrid>{{cite web |url=http://www.upm.es/internacional/Students/StudiesDegrees/University%20Masters/Master%20programs?id=6.7&fmt=detail/ |title=Mining Engineering |publisher=[[Technical University of Madrid]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom]], The [[Camborne School of Mines]] offers a wide choice of BEng and MEng degrees in Mining engineering and other Mining related disciplines. This is done through the [[University of Exeter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BEng Mining |url=http://www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/mining/ |website=University of Exeter |access-date= 24 May 2020}}</ref> In [[Romania]], the [[University of Petroșani]] (formerly known as the ''Petroşani Institute of Mines'', or rarely as the ''Petroşani Institute of Coal'') is the only university that offers a degree in Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying or Underground Mining Constructions, albeit, after the closure of [[Jiu Valley]] coal mines, those degrees had fallen out of interest for most high-school graduates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Petrosani, Romania |url=https://www.upet.ro/eng/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Universitatea din Petrosani |language=en}}</ref>

In [[South Africa]], leading institutions include the [http://www.up.ac.za/mining-engineering University of Pretoria], offering a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng in Mining Engineering) as well as post-graduate studies in various specialty fields such as rock engineering and numerical modelling, explosives engineering, ventilation engineering, underground mining methods and mine design;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.up.ac.za/mining-engineering|title=Mining Engineering {{!}} University of Pretoria|website=www.up.ac.za|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> and the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] offering a 4-year [[Bachelor of Engineering|Bachelor of Science in Engineering]] (B.Sc.(Eng.)) in Mining Engineering<ref name=wits>{{cite web |url=https://www.wits.ac.za/miningeng/undergraduates/ |title=WITS Mining - Undergraduate Programme |publisher=[[University of the Witwatersrand]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> as well as graduate programs (M.Sc.(Eng.) and Ph.D.) in Mining Engineering.<ref name=uwits>{{cite web |url= https://www.wits.ac.za/miningeng/postgraduates/ |title=WITS Mining - Postgraduate Programme |publisher=[[University of the Witwatersrand]] |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref>

Some mining engineers go on to pursue [[Doctorate]] degree programs such as [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (Ph.D., DPhil), [[Doctor of Engineering]] (D.Eng., Eng.D.). These programs involve a significant original research component and are usually seen as entry points into [[academia]].

In the [[Russia|Russian Federation]], 85 universities across all federal districts are training specialists for the mineral resource sector. 36 universities are training specialists for extracting and processing solid minerals (mining). 49 are training specialists for extracting, primary processing, and transporting liquid and gaseous minerals (oil and gas). 37 are training specialists for geological exploration (applied geology, geological exploration). Among the universities that train specialists for the mineral resource sector, 7 are federal universities, and 13 are national research universities of Russia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Petrov |first=V. L. |date=2022-11-05 |title=Analytical review of the training system for mining engineers in Russia |url=https://mst.misis.ru/jour/article/view/378 |journal=Gornye Nauki I Tekhnologii = Mining Science and Technology (Russia) |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=240–259 |doi=10.17073/2500-0632-2022-3-240-259 |s2cid=253379285 |issn=2500-0632|doi-access=free }}</ref> Personnel training for the mineral resource sector in Russian universities is currently carried out in the following main specializations of training (specialist's degree): "Applied Geology" with the qualification of mining engineer (5 years of training);  "Geological Exploration" with the qualification of mining engineer (5 years of training); "Mining" with the qualification of mining engineer (5.5 years of training); "Physical Processes in Mining or Oil and Gas Production" with the qualification of mining engineer (5.5 years of training); "Oil and Gas Engineering and Technologies" with the qualification of mining engineer (5.5 years of training). Universities develop and implement the main professional educational programs of higher education in the directions and specializations of training by forming their profile (name of the program). For example, within the framework of the specialization "Mining", universities often adhere to the classical names of the programs "Open-pit mining", "Underground mining of mineral deposits", "Surveying", "Mineral enrichment", "Mining machines", "Technological safety and mine rescue", "Mine and underground construction", "Blasting work", "Electrification of the mining industry", etc. In the last ten years, under the influence of various factors, new names of programs have begun to appear, such as: "Mining and geological information systems", "Mining ecology", etc. Thus, universities, using their freedom to form new training programs for specialists, can look to the future and try to foresee new professions of mining engineers. After the specialist's degree, you can immediately enrol in postgraduate school (analogue of [[Doctorate]] degree programs, four years of training).<ref name=":0" />