About Mining Engineering

What do Mining Engineers do?

Mining provides us with the basic building blocks for the development of modern civilisation. As minerals are produced from natural environments, Mining Engineers face challenges of developing efficient extraction methods with minimum impact on the local environment. A Mining Engineer will use his professional knowledge of science, economics and arts of mining and mineral processing to ensure that all requirements are satisfied with the highest degree of confidence. The roles of a Mining Engineer cover all operations from mine planning, production implementation to environmental restoration.

Mining is a multi-billion dollar industry in South Australia. Hosting the world's largest uranium deposit, the state is now pursuing other deposits of gold, diamonds, nickel, copper, lead, zinc and mineral sands. Demand for mining engineers has soared in recent years with companies searching the world for graduates with a multidisciplinary outlook.

Where do Mining Engineers work?

The following areas are examples of the specialisations available to graduates of Mining Engineering:

• Mining Engineer
• Drilling Engineer
• Blasting Engineer
• Quarry Engineer
• Tunnelling Engineer
• Environmental Engineer
• Mineral Processing Engineer
• Mine Planning Engineer
• Geostatistician