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Bachelor of Engineering - Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering - Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering

  • ID:BCIT10122
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

English requirements

  • IELTS

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82

Course Information

The Bachelor of Engineering in Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering program is designed to allow well qualified students who successfully complete the first year of the Mineral Exploration and Mining Technology diploma program to apply to complete an engineering degree through three additional years of full-time study.

The vision of the program is to provide students with a flexible educational path for successful careers in the mineral resource industry both in Canada and worldwide. As such the degree will have a strong practical focus built upon a broad foundation of engineering theory, analysis and design. Throughout this program, students will be challenged to develop their critical thinking skills and exercise their creative abilities.

The mineral resource industry is a cornerstone of many communities throughout BC and Canada and it is a major contributor to our economy. Canada is recognized as a world leader in mineral exploration and mining, and our expertise is exported around the world to help discover, develop, and operate mines.

As one of the largest users of high-technology equipment and applications, the mining industry requires professionals who have the skills and knowledge necessary to keep up with these advances. Virtually all technical jobs within the fields of mining and mineral exploration require a post-secondary education. If you are interested in a challenging and varied work environment, in the office, lab or field, and like solving engineering problems, this program will appeal to you. Take the Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering program, the only program of its kind in Western Canada.

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Program matrix

Level 1 (15 weeks)

  • CHEM 1105, Chemistry 1 for Mining

  • COMM 1135, Technical Communication 1

  • COMP 1620, Computer Essentials

  • MATH 1501, Technical Mathematics for Mining

  • MINE 1100, Introduction to the Minerals Industry

  • MINE 1101, Physical Geology

  • MINE 1107, Student Success

  • PHYS 1147, Physics for Mining Technology 1

  • SURV 1145, Surveying for Mining 1

Level 2 (15 weeks)

  • CHEM 2205, Chemistry 2 for Mining

  • MATH 2502, Calculus 1 for Mining

  • MINE 2099, Mining Industry Experience*

  • MINE 2101, Mineralogy and Petrology

  • MINE 2105, Surface Mining and Blasting

  • MINE 2107, Exploration and Mine Safety

  • MINE 2109, CAD for Mining

  • PHYS 2147, Physics for Mining Technology 2

  • SURV 2145, Surveying for Mining 2

  • This is an optional course offered in the summer months. Please contact the program area for further information.

Level 3 (15 weeks)

  • CHSC 3314, Mineral Processing 1

  • CIVL 2225, Statics and Strength of Materials

  • MATH 3503, Calculus 2 for Mining

  • MINE 3101, Structural Geology

  • MINE 3105, Underground Mining

  • MINE 3106, Mineral Deposits

  • MINE 3107, Introduction to Soil and Rock Mechanics

  • MINE 3109, Computer Applications for Exploration

Level 4 (15 weeks)

  • CHSC 4414, Mineral Processing 2

  • COMM 2451, Technical Communications 2

  • ENGR 3800, Introduction to Professional Engineering

  • MATH 3504, Statistics

  • MATH 4504, Differential Equations

  • MINE 4020, Environmental Applications

  • MINE 4107, Mineral Exploration

  • MINE 4108, Exploration and Geological Field Methods

  •  MINE 4200, Drilling, Explosives and Fragmentation

Level 5 (15 weeks)

  • ECON 2200, Macroeconomics

  • LIBS 7001, Critical Reading and Writing

  • MATH 5504, Applied Linear Algebra and Numerical Methods

  • MECH 5110, Thermal and Fluid Science

  • MINE 5000, Surface Mine Design

  • MINE 5005, Mineral Resource Estimation

  • MINE 5100, Advanced Petrology

Level 6 (15 weeks)

  • BUSA 7250, Management Skills and Applications

  • MINE 6000, Underground Mine Design and Ventilation

  • MINE 6005, Advanced Rock Mechanics

  •  MINE 6010, Computer Aided Mine Design

  • MINE 6015, Cost Estimating for Mining Projects

  • MINE 6020, Mining Field Methods

  • MINE 6100, Applied Structural Geology

  • Choose one of the following Liberal Studies electives:

  • LIBS 7005, Technology, Invention and Power

  • LIBS 7007, Technology and Society

Level 7 (15 weeks)

  • MINE 7010, Mine Reclamation and Closure Design

  • MINE 7015, Mining Seminar 1

  • MINE 7020, Mineral Industry Economics

  • MINE 7025, Innovations in Mining Technology and Design

  • MINE 7100, Exploration Project Design

  • MINE 7110, Capstone Project 1

Level 8 (15 weeks)

  • COMM 8351, Capstone Project Communication

  • MINE 7000, Energy Resources

  • MINE 8000, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Indigenous Awareness

  • MINE 8005, Mine Management and Occupational Health

  • MINE 8015, Mining Seminar 2

  • MINE 8020, Engineering Law and Ethics

  • MINE 8110, Capstone Project 2

  • Plus one General Education Elective (3.0 credits)

  • **General Education Electives (3.0 credits required)

  • View the Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering General Education Requirements [PDF] for a list of pre-approved academic disciplines or to access the General Education elective pre-approval form.

Total Credits:, 222.0

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

The mining industry is a diverse industry with a wide range of employment opportunities. Graduates have obtained employment in BC, elsewhere in Canada, the US and internationally. Jobs are located at mine sites, in remote exploration camps, in offices and labs. Jobs include working in the engineering, geology, surveying, blasting, environmental, mineral processing or management departments at mines, with geology crews in exploration, with engineering consulting companies, and at assay labs. Additionally, there are positions in technical sales and support with companies such as mining-related computer software developers, and blasting and equipment manufacturers. Some graduates have started their own consulting companies.

Some more benefits you can look forward to upon graduation:

  • Registration as Professional Technologist – The program provides you with the necessary qualifications and academic requirements for registration as a professional technologist with ASTTBC.

  • Transfer to university – You are fully qualified to enter the work force with your diploma. However, if you wish to pursue further studies toward a university degree, you are able to complete a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering at BCIT. There are also transfer options available to other universities.

  • Employees are in demand – The mining and exploration industries are facing a shortage of well qualified professionals owing to an aging and retiring population. Thus new graduates, such as technologists, will continue to be in demand. More information on employment opportunities in the minerals industry is contained on the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MIHR) website.

  • Job opportunities – Some of the companies that have recently hired our graduates are:

    • Canadian Natural

    • Copper Mountain Mining Corp. – Copper Mountain Mine

    • Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. – Ekati Mine

    • Dyno Nobel – Blasting Agent Supplier

    • Golder Associates – Geotechnical Consultants

    • JDS Energy & Mining Inc.

    • Lafarge – Texada Island Quarry

    • New Gold – New Afton Mine

    • NorZink

    • Pacific Blasting and Demolition – Blasting and Demolition Contractor

    • Rio Tinto – Diavik Diamond Mine

    • Taseko Mines Ltd. – Gibraltar Mine

    • Teck Resources Ltd. – Elkview Coal Mine

    • Teck Resources Ltd. – Highland Valley Copper Mine

    • Thompson Creek Metals – Endako Mine

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance/year: 700 CAD

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