Virginia Tech's Mining and Minerals Engineering department is one of the largest minerals-related programs in North America and enjoys a strong international reputation for its academic, research and public service programs. Currently, the Department is comprised of 8 full-time faculty members and has an enrollment of 170 undergraduate and about 20 graduate students. Research expenditures are in excess of $3 million per year. The Department is housed within a nationally ranked College of Engineering.
The department prepares highly qualified, rigorously trained mining and minerals engineers whose background and education reflect the current level of technology and thought in the profession. The department is committed to providing students with a wide array of resources to enhance their academic and professional development as well as increase their employment opportunities.
Accreditation
The B.S. Degree in Mining Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012. Telephone (410) 347-7700.
Contact
Department of Mining & Minerals Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
100 Holden Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0239
Phone (540) 231-6671
Fax (540) 231-4070
Email mineinfo@vt.edu
Greg Adel to Head Department of Mining & Minerals Engineering
Dr. Greg Adel assumes the department headship, effective April 25. He has served as the interim head for the past academic year..
Dr. Greg Adel
Mining Senior Alek Duerksen Named Outstanding Senior in College of Engineering
Virginia Tech has named Mining & Minerals Engineering senior Alek Duerksen as the Outstanding Graduating Senior in the College of Engineering for the 2008-09 academic year.
Duerksen has also been recently named a National Science Foundation fellow.
Alek Duerksen
Students Take First Place at Design Competition
A team of students from Virginia Tech's Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering won first place at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) / National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Student Design Competition, marking the second consecutive year that the department has won first place in the competiton.
Students of the team "Old Dominion Mining" are the first place winners of the 2009 SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition