GeoVerse Lab
← Resource & Energy Engineering Division

Mining Engineering Center

Designs advanced mining and ore-processing methods through geomechanics/blast-engineering simulation, modeling underground mine design and ventilation, ore-grade estimation, tailings management, and reclamation to optimize extraction plans for critical minerals, rare earths, and base metals.

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Research Fields 20
Underground Mine Design & Methods
⛏️ Underground Mine Design & Methods
Underground mine design and methods is the mining-engineering discipline concerned with se…
Open-Pit Mine Design & Slope Optimization
⛰️ Open-Pit Mine Design & Slope Optimization
Open-pit mine design and slope optimization is the mining-engineering discipline that dete…
Ground Control & Underground Support Engineering
🪨 Ground Control & Underground Support Engineering
Ground control and underground support engineering is the applied rock-mechanics disciplin…
Mine Ventilation Engineering
🌬️ Mine Ventilation Engineering
Mine ventilation engineering is the mining-engineering discipline that designs and analyze…
Rock Blasting & Explosives Engineering
💥 Rock Blasting & Explosives Engineering
Rock blasting and explosives engineering is the mining-engineering discipline that designs…
Ore Reserve Estimation & Geostatistics
📊 Ore Reserve Estimation & Geostatistics
Ore reserve estimation and geostatistics is the mining-engineering and earth-science disci…
Strategic Mine Planning, Scheduling & Optimization
📈 Strategic Mine Planning, Scheduling & Optimization
Strategic mine planning, scheduling and optimization is the mining-engineering and operati…
Mineral Economics & Mine Project Valuation
💰 Mineral Economics & Mine Project Valuation
Mineral economics and mine project valuation is the applied economics discipline that quan…
Comminution: Crushing & Grinding
⚙️ Comminution: Crushing & Grinding
Comminution is the mineral-processing discipline that designs and models the crushing and …
Froth Flotation & Mineral Separation Chemistry
🫧 Froth Flotation & Mineral Separation Chemistry
Froth flotation and mineral separation chemistry is the mineral-processing discipline that…
Bulk Ore Sampling & Physical Beneficiation Testing
🧪 Bulk Ore Sampling & Physical Beneficiation Testing
Bulk ore sampling and physical beneficiation testing is the mineral-processing discipline …
Hydrometallurgy & Leaching
⚗️ Hydrometallurgy & Leaching
Hydrometallurgy and leaching is the extractive-metallurgy discipline that recovers metals …
Pyrometallurgy & Extractive Smelting
🔥 Pyrometallurgy & Extractive Smelting
Pyrometallurgy and extractive smelting is the extractive-metallurgy discipline that recove…
Mine Safety, Health & Occupational Risk Engineering
🦺 Mine Safety, Health & Occupational Risk Engineering
Mine safety, health and occupational risk engineering is the applied discipline that ident…
Mine Waste Management, Tailings, Closure & Reclamation
🌱 Mine Waste Management, Tailings, Closure & Reclamation
Mine waste management, tailings, closure and reclamation is the environmental-engineering …
Mine Automation, Mechanization & Digital Mining
🤖 Mine Automation, Mechanization & Digital Mining
Mine automation, mechanization and digital mining is the mining-engineering and robotics d…
Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Element Extraction
🧲 Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Element Extraction
Critical minerals and rare earth element extraction is the extractive-metallurgy disciplin…
Mine Dewatering & Water Management
💧 Mine Dewatering & Water Management
Mine dewatering and water management is the mining-engineering discipline that predicts gr…
Mine Surveying & Spatial Geodesy
📐 Mine Surveying & Spatial Geodesy
Mine surveying and spatial geodesy is the mining-engineering discipline that establishes a…
Mine Haulage, Hoisting & Materials Handling
🚛 Mine Haulage, Hoisting & Materials Handling
Mine haulage, hoisting and materials handling is the mining-engineering discipline that de…