Mining Engineering

Civil engineers with a major in mining engineering look at all phases of mining operations with a focus in geomechanics. From exploration and discovery, through feasibility, development, production, processing and marketing, to final land restoration and rehabilitation. Responsibility for the development and production phases of a mine requires a broad knowledge of all mining operations and skills in leadership and industrial relations.

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As a mechanical engineer with a major in mining engineering, you will help ensure our communities have the vital metals and minerals we need for the steel frames in our buildings through to the microprocessors in our laptops.

In this major, you’ll cover the big-picture challenges facing the minerals, mining and resource industries. You’ll study the fundamentals of mining engineering as a major in mechanical engineering, giving you the foundational knowledge and more career opportunities in the resource sector.

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Mining is one of the most technologically advanced industries in Australia and the future of the resource sector is automation.

In this major, you’ll explore concepts and practical applications in artificial intelligence, signal and system theory and control theory and how this is applied in the resources industry.

You’ll learn how to design and manufacture industrial robots and smart machines that are aware of their surroundings and can make informed decisions, leading to safer and more productive jobs.

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