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A school of mines (or mining school) is an engineering school, often established in the 18th and 19th centuries, that originally focused on mining engineering and applied science. Most have been integrated within larger constructs such as mineral engineering , some no longer focusing primarily on mining subjects, while retaining the name.
The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) is a professional association for mining and metallurgy, with over 145,000 members. [1] The association was founded in 1871 by 22 mining engineers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania , and was one of the first national engineering societies in the country.
Surface gold mine with haul truck in foreground, in Kalgoorlie, Australia. Mining in the engineering discipline is the extraction of minerals from the ground. Mining engineering is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying.
The Institute had its genesis in 1893 with the formation in Adelaide of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers [2] drawing its inspiration from the success of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, [3] and some impetus from the Mine Managers Association of Broken Hill. [4]
Bituminous coal Lignite. The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited was established in 1974, under Coal Mines Authority Limited (CMAL) (former name of Coal India Limited), out of the planning division of now defunct National Coal Development Corporation (NCDC) as a single window set up to consolidate all aspects of Indian mining industry under one roof.
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Part of the College of Science, the school has three academic departments: Geological Sciences and Engineering, Mining Engineering and Geography. [ 1 ] The Mackay School also houses four departments devoted to public service: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology , Nevada Seismological Laboratory, Nevada State Climate Office and the Nevada Stable ...