Mining Engineering Minor (B.Eng.)

23–25 credits · Faculty of Engineering · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (17 credits)

  • MIME 200 Introduction to the Minerals Industry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIME 291 Industrial Work Period 2 (2 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • MIME 322 Fragmentation and Comminution (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIME 325 Mineral Industry Economics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIME 333 Materials Handling (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIME 341 Introduction to Mineral Processing (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (6-8 credits)

6-8 credits from one or more of the following groups:

List A: Mining Engineering (0–6 credits)

0-6 credits from the following:

  • MIME 320 Extraction of Energy Resources (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIME 323 Rock and Soil Mass Characterization (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIME 413 Strategic Mine Planning With Uncertainty (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIME 419 Surface Mining (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • MIME 421 Rock Mechanics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIME 422 Mine Ventilation (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • MIME 424 Underground Mining Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • MIME 425 Applied Stochastic Orebody Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIME 428 Environmental Mining Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • MIME 442 Analysis, Modelling and Optimization in Mineral Processing (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MIME 511 Advanced Subsurface Ventilation and Air Conditioning (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIME 514 Sustainability Analysis of Mining Systems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MIME 520 Stability of Rock Slopes (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MIME 544 Analysis: Mineral Processing Systems 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MIME 545 Analysis: Mineral Processing Systems 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIME 588 Reliability Analysis of Mining Systems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

List B: Mechanical Engineering (0–6 credits)

0-6 credits from the following:

  • MECH 497 Value Engineering (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MECH 513 Control Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MECH 559 Engineering Systems Optimization (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MECH 560 Eco-design and Product Life Cycle Assessment (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MECH 572 Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MECH 573 Mechanics of Robotic Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

List C: Civil Engineering (0–6 credits)

0-6 credits from the following:

  • CIVE 416 Geotechnical Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CIVE 462 Design of Steel Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CIVE 463 Design of Concrete Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CIVE 527 Renovation and Preservation: Infrastructure (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

List D: Chemical Engineering (0–6 credits)

0-6 credits from the following:

  • CHEE 384 Materials Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEE 453 Process Design (4 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEE 455 Process Control (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

List E: Electrical Engineering (0–6 credits)

0-6 credits from the following:

  • ECSE 403 Control Systems (4 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ECSE 422 Fault Tolerant Computing (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ECSE 428 Software Engineering Practice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ECSE 429 Software Validation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ECSE 444 Microprocessors (4 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ECSE 464 Power Systems Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ECSE 507 Optimization and Optimal Control (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

List F: Bioengineering (0–3 credits)

0-3 credits from the following:

  • BIEN 560 Design of Biosensors (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

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