Mining Engineering Technician

Post-Secondary Programs
Credential Earned: College Diploma (2 Year)
Campus: Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Distance
Program Length: 4 Semesters
 

 

 

For more than a century, the Haileybury School of Mines (HSM) at Northern College has been preparing graduates to excel in the global mining industry. And now it’s your turn.

 

Blending on-site and distance learning, this world-renowned four-semester program digs deep to give you the traction you need as a critical member of the engineering team.

 

Mineral Engineering Technicians are involved in every aspect of mining – from exploration to extraction. So, you’ll have a wide range of career options to choose from including surveyor, planner, assayer, mine inspector, and process operator – to name only a few.

 

What’s more, with the objective of a carbon neutral economy by 2050, the global mining industry is expected to triple in the coming decades. And that’s great news for your future.

 

Mining Engineering Technicians work with mines’ engineering teams in all aspects of mining from exploration, planning, development and operation, to mineral extraction and environmental control. Mining Engineering Technicians have a broad skills set that allow for a diverse career in the field.

 

What began as a training program by the Haileybury School of Mines in 1912 due to the cobalt silver boom in the area with the goal to train people to do everything needed in the mines evolved to our current Mining Engineering Technician program with the same values and goals. In our program, you will learn all the skills and knowledge for the mining industry, including mineral processing, geology, mine design, surveying, environmental sustainability, and more for both open-pit and underground mines.

 

Our program is taught through a combination of virtual theory classes with our experienced and passionate instructors and in our two-week field school where the concepts and skills learned in the virtual classroom are further developed through hands-on and applied learning opportunities. We have carefully crafted the online delivery to preserve the curriculum, skills learned, and overall experience.

 

 

The mining field school components are held at the Haileybury Campus during the spring of each semester for two-weeks and are comprised of visits to mines, demonstrations.

 

Graduates may find employment as: surveyors, planners, production supervisors, assayers, process operators, metallurgical technicians, exploration or mine geological technicians, government mine inspectors, mine technicians (ventilation, ground control, environmental, projects), and/or sales and technical representatives.

 

 

 

Semester 1:
GN1033 Health and Safety
MA1100 Mathematics I
CH1033 Chemistry
MI1003 Mineralogy and Geology I
MI1033 Introduction to Mining
MI1103 Surveying Principles I
CM1903 Communications I – Model A
GN1443 Canadian Indigenous Culture and Awareness

 

CM2903 Communications II – Model A
IN1224 Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) I
MA2104 Mathematics II
MI1004 Mineral Processing I
MI1032 Mining Physics
MI2004 Mineralogy and Geology II
MI2043 Mining II (Surface Mining)
Mining Field School I

 

General Education Elective
MA3033 Mathematics III
MI3033 Mining III (Underground Mining)
MI3093 Surveying III
MI3103 Safety and Loss Control II
MI4004 Mineralogy and Geology IV
MI6053 Ground Control

 

General Education Elective
IN4052 AutoCAD II
MA6023 Statistics
MI2053 Effective Supervision I
MI3053 Mining Economics
MI3083 Environmental Principles
MI4083 Mineralogy and Geology V
MI6044 Mine Ventilation
MI4013 Surveying IV
Mining Field School II

 

Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.