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The Department of Mining Engineering offers an ABET-accredited undergraduate program on the Lexington, Kentucky campus.

Students receive a thorough, multi-faceted education built upon the foundations of calculus, physics and chemistry, but which later exposes them to:

  • Mineral processing
  • Reclamation engineering
  • Material handling systems
  • Geo-technical engineering
  • Surface mining engineering
  • Explosives
  • Ventilation engineering
  • Surveying
  • Underground mining
  • Exploration
  • Automation and control engineering
  • Fluid mechanics.

A list of Programs Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes are available here.

Mining Engineering Course Information

Courses

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Objectives and Outcomes

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