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Mining engineering designs and operates the methods and infrastructure used to locate, extract and process mineral and metal ore deposits from the earth, safely and economically, spanning both surface, open-pit, and underground mining methods, along with the ventilation, structural support, ore processing and environmental reclamation that responsible extraction requires.
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Core ConcernLocating, extracting and processing mineral and ore deposits safely and economically, above and below ground. 1 Core PrincipleMining engineering is the extraction of minerals from the ground, drawing on mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying as allied disciplines rather than practicing any one of them alone. 2 Disputed
Origin YearGeorgius Agricola sixteenth century treatise De Re Metallica laid out systematic mining practice long before any dedicated school existed; the first dedicated mining engineering school, the Bergakademie Freiberg in Saxony, was founded in 1765. Cross-Tradition Connections
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Underground mine structural support and surface mine infrastructure both draw heavily on civil engineering practice.
Smelting, Methods Ore that mining engineering extracts is generally processed further by smelting to yield usable metal.
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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2. Mining Engineering (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationLead section, opening definition of mining engineeringQuote, Lead section, opening definition of mining engineering
Mining engineering is the extraction of minerals from the ground. It is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying.
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