Mining engineers work with AutoCAD for mine design, planning and rock-property analysis. Orebody modelling is also an important application area. The Canadian mining industry is a world-leader in applying Artificial Intelligence to diagnose problems and control processes. Mining and Processing Engineers have the highest salaries of all disciplines. The industry is cyclic responding to changes in supply and demand.
Mines have finite lives so as an ore is depleted, new operations spring up elsewhere.
Our program at UBC provides the training needed to adapt to changing pressures in the market place and to find new opportunities if and when necessary. Our courses prepare you to design systems to store waste and reuse or treat process water and gases in order to protect the environment. We are currently mounting a new research initiative called Clean Mining , to create the Mine of the 21st Century. Our research and teaching provide significant breadth for our students to understand the complex technical, social and economic issues related to protecting the environment. Visiting Student M.A.Sc.