Welcome to the School of Mines

Laurentian University School of Mines

Exploration ● Mining ● Health ● Culture ● Environment 

Laurentian University is built on bedrocks of the ancient Canadian Shield in Sudbury, Ontario, the world’s largest exploration/mining/service education cluster, minutes from some of the world’s largest Ni-Cu-PGE deposits and only a few hours from some of the world's most important hydrothermal massive Cu-Zn-(Au) deposits (Kidd Creek, Noranda) and 'orogenic' lode Au deposits (e.g., Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Val d'Or), Laurentian University provides unparalleled levels of mining-related field instruction, co-op education, and research experiences.


The School of Mines offers BSc/BEng, MSc/MEng, PhD, and Professional Development Programs in the following areas:

  • Aboriginal engagement and consultation
  • Mineral exploration (area selection, target selection, resource delineation/evaluation)
  • Mining, especially deep underground mining (design and planning from scoping to feasibility and operation, underground construction, and ground control)
  • Mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, materials science, and tailings disposal
  • Cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability
  • Mine closure, environmental rehabilitation, and environmental monitoring
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Mine management, administration, and finance

 


 Nickel Rim South Mine

Mining - Part of our DNA

Laurentian University offers some of the most innovative mining-related education and research programs in the world, covering the complete spectrum of the mining cycle from exploration to environnmental rehabilitation, including cultural and econimic sustainability, management, Native studies, and occupational health and safety. Conceived through our mining focus and adapted through our breakthroughs in environmental restoration, mining-related education and research are embedded in our DNA.

If you are interested in studying anything related to mining, this is one of the best places in the world to do it!

Dr. Francois Caron
Director of School of Mines (Interim)

Contact Us:
School of Mines
Laurentian University
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6
Canada

Phone: +1 (705) 675-1151 ext 2400
Fax: 1+ (705) 671-3888
Email:
schoolofmines@laurentian.ca

 
 
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