Mining and Earth Systems Engineering - Colorado School of Mines

Mining and Earth Systems Engineering from Colorado School of Mines is a Campus Master Mining Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Since the school was founded more than a century ago to train gold rush miners, mining engineering has changed greatly, becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, incorporating advanced technologies and capitalizing on new scientific discoveries. Complimenting the core mining engineering program, the department has developed the Earth Systems Engineering specialty to address the growing demand for technical professionals in the fields of geomechanics underground construction, tunneling and excavation engineering, in addition to the core mining engineering program. The combination of these specialties distinguishes the program from others and provides a breadth of opportunities for our graduates. Research The Mining Department's research specializes in the following areas: Advanced integrated mining systems incorporating automation & robotics, underground excavation (tunneling) & construction Computerized mine design & related applications (including geostatistical modeling) Geomechanics, rock mechanics & stability of underground openings, explosive engineering Mineral processing and extraction technologies Mine safety engineering Site characterization & geotechnical investigations, modeling & design in geoengineering, tunneling, underground construction Sustainable engineering in the mining and minerals industry including geothermal energy and other none conventional energy resources such as oil shale Explosive engineering Most research is conducted in the following facilities: The Mining Research Laboratory The Newmont Rock Mechanics and Stiff Testing Laboratory The Ingersoll-Rand Mechanical Fragmentation Facility The Computer-Aided Mine Design Laboratory The Mine Ventilation Laboratory The Edgar Mine The Max Bowen Mineral Processing Laboratory Degree Program The program has two distinct, but closely related, specialties in mining engineering and earth systems engineering. The mining engineering specialty is predominantly oriented toward the traditional technical fields that comprise mining engineering. Opportunities exist to pursue graduate studies and research in areas such as mine planning and development, computer-aided mine design, rock mechanics, operations research, mine mechanization, rock fragmentation, mine evaluation, mineral processing, occupational health and safety, sustainable development, mineral resources management, and other similar mining related topics. The interdisciplinary earth systems engineering specialty combines mining engineering fundamentals with civil, geotechnical, environmental and other engineering areas into advanced study tracks in earth (rock) systems, rock mechanics and earth (rock) structural systems, underground excavation, and construction systems. This specialized program is designed for engineers with different subdisciplinary backgrounds who are interested in working and/or conducting research in tunneling, excavation, underground construction, and non-traditional areas related to the mining , construction, and energy industries. Graduate work focuses on subjects such as site characterization, environmental aspects, underground construction and tunneling (including microtunneling), excavation methods and equipment, mechanization of mines and underground construction, management aspects as well as modeling and design in geoengineering. All graduate students are required to complete two of the three core courses during their first academic year of study at Mines, depending upon their specialty and background. MNGN 508 ? Advanced Rock Mechanics MNGN 512 - Surface Mine Design MNGN 516 - Underground Mining Master of Science Students pursuing the thesis option must complete 24 semester hours of course credit hours approved by the student's graduate committee, 12 hours of research credit, and a thesis that must be defended before a committee. Students pursuing the non-thesis option must complete 36 hours of course work, 6 of which can be applied toward writing an analytical report on a topic of interest. Master of Engineering This degree is intended to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve specific professional career goals that extend beyond the level normally acquired during a bachelor's degree program in mining engineering. As such, the Master of Engineering is frequently viewed as a terminal degree for working professionals. The degree requirements are the same as for the Master of Science (thesis option) except that an engineering report is required in lieu of a thesis. The engineering report typically covers, in detail, the analysis and solution of a mining engineering problem or problems related to underground construction and associated with the industrial sector. View more details on Colorado School of Mines . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Mining Engineering courses.