Mining engineers work with all aspects of ore extraction and processing. They gather valuable minerals or metals and provide a backbone industry for our society.

The reinvigoration of traditional mining plus new advances—such as deep-sea mining and space mining—mean there's an exciting future for mining engineers, with a wealth of job opportunities around Australia and overseas.

The University of Adelaide is ranked 13 in the world for Mining and Mineral Engineering*.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Mining Engineer, Consultant Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Engineer, Land Resources and Land Care, Manufacturing Engineer, Mineral Exploration, Minerals Processing Engineer, Natural Resource Manager, Natural Resource Planner, Consultant, Process Engineer, Product Engineer, Development Engineer, Quality Control Engineer, Remote Sensing and GIS, Resource Management, Resource Manager, Entrepreneur, Environmental Geology, Space Scientist, Space and Astrophysical Research

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Graduates qualify for professional membership of Engineers Australia.