Virginia Tech's Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering is one of the largest minerals-related programs in North America, enjoying a strong international reputation for its academic, research and public service programs. Our research program is stronger than ever with a broad focus on issues critical to the modern resource industries. Housed within a nationally ranked College of Engineering, the department is home to two acclaimed research centers.
Research by the Numbers:
Research Faculty: 12
Master's Students: 14
Ph.D. Students: 14
Research Expenditures: > $8 Million
Research Centers: 2
Laboratories: 8
Non-Conventional Energy Development
Rare Earth Elements
Improved monitoring and control
Research News
- Geomechanics Oberservation & Imaging
- Unconventional Energy Laboratory
- Electrochemistry Laboratory
- Materials Characterization Laboratory
- Mine Ventilation Laboratory
- Mining Surveying Laboratory
- Process Development Laboratory
- Process Instrumentation and Control Laboratory
- Rock Mechanics Laboratory
- Rock Fragmentation Laboratory
- Subsurface Environmental Engineering Laboratory
- Surface Analysis Laboratory
- Underground Fires and Explosions Laboratory
Plantation Road Research Facility
518-778 Plantation Road
Blacksburg, VA 24060