← 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 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…