Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineers apply scientific and engineering principles in the research, design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of electrical and electronic equipment, machine systems and components. Electrical engineers in the minerals and energy industry may plan and supervise generating equipment; supervise construction plans and specifications; and supervise operating and maintenance staff.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers apply engineering principles in the employment of energy, machinery, equipment and materials. They design machines and mechanical installations and evaluate installed machinery, processes and products. 

Mining Engineering

Mining engineers plan and direct the various engineering aspects of extracting minerals from the earth. They prepare initial plans for the type, size, location and construction of open pit or underground mines. 

Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical engineers have responsibility for operational ground control issues in the open pit/underground where different mining methods are used.  Geotechnical engineers collect geotechnical data on the rock mass; monitor the performance of the excavations and installed support systems; design, install, maintain and use of geotechnical instrumentation to assess the response of the rock mass to the mining activities; and for the interpretation and reporting of data collected.