Goodman School of Mines

The Goodman School of Mines serves as the entryway to Canada’s Mining University and ensures that Laurentian University offers the most comprehensive mining education available in Canada by focusing on programming, training and research to support the full mining cycle.

Laurentian’s world-class undergraduate and graduate programs lead to a vast array of career opportunities in the mining sector and beyond. The Goodman School of Mines actively promotes these undergraduate and graduate offerings available to students. Our students are exposed to all areas of the mining cycle so that they have the skills and knowledge to become future leaders within the industry. The Goodman School of Mines is actively engaged in enhancing experiential and cross-disciplinary learning opportunities for Laurentian’s students through minors, workshops, competitions, mine site tours and field trips, conferences and networking events, as well as other mining-related activities and scholarships.

The Goodman School of Mines is dedicated to building the skills and knowledge of mining professionals across the industry by offering training in the form of short courses, certificates and workshops, and on-demand training and course development.

Finally, the Goodman School of Mines generates and coordinates new mining-related research opportunities for faculty. We act as a gateway to professional training and research in mining-related fields at Laurentian by generating opportunities through synergistic and intuitive project alignments, shared resources, and focused coordination. We provide a united front to government, industry and educational partners.