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Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Mining Engineering Technology at Queen's University

Queen's University, Canada

Programme overview

Mining Engineering is a discipline within Smith Engineering's common first-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering, with an optional professional internship. Options include Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing and Environmental Engineering, and Mine Mechanical Engineering. The department is the largest mining department in Canada and its alumni account for over 25% of Canadian-graduated mining and mineral processing engineers.

Faculty: Smith Engineering  |  Department: Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Smith Engineering  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Courses include design and planning, drilling and blasting, mining and sustainability, chemical extraction of metals, mineral industry economics, equipment reliability and maintenance, geostatistics, geomechanics, process engineering and automatic controls. Students can take a 12-16 month paid internship through the Queen's Undergraduate Internship Program.

Career pathways

Mine design, operation and management, mineral processing plant design and operation, environmental engineering, and mining equipment design and maintenance.

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Application information

Domestic applicants: CAD 9,476 a year (2026-2027). 2026-2027 Ontario-student tuition for 39 units; excludes Student Assistance Levy and ancillary fees. Source

International applicants: CAD 33,098 a year (2026-2027). 2026-2027 international tuition for 39 units; excludes Student Assistance Levy, ancillary fees and UHIP. Source

Winter (January) entry is available for selected undergraduate programmes (Arts, Science, Computing, Health Sciences) and is open to international students only; the Registrar publishes Fall/Winter tuition for 2026-2027.

Applications for first-year full-time entry open on 1 October 2026. Applications are due 1 February 2027 for Commerce, Health Sciences and Nursing, and 1 March 2027 for all other first-year full-time programmes. The mandatory Supplementary Application for Commerce, Health Sciences and Nursing is due 15 February 2027.

All documents including transcripts and English test scores are due 31 March 2027; the Nursing Advanced Standing Track document deadline is 15 March 2027. The Major Admission Award application on SOLUS is due 8 December 2026 (apply through OUAC by 20 November 2026 recommended).

Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) for applicants within Canada, Common App for applicants from the United States or outside Canada, or the Queen's International Application Portal for international applicants not applying to another Ontario university. Bachelor of Music applicants audition.

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