School of Mines

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There exist many institutions called School of Mines, generally engineering schools originating in 18th or 19th century industrialization. These schools no longer necessarily teach mining-related topics.

[edit] Some examples:

[edit] Schools of Mining

The Western Australia School of Mines in Kalgoorlie, Australia
The Bendigo School of Mines in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
The Colorado School of Mines in Colorado, United States
The Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall, UK
The Royal School of Mines in London, UK
The Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad, India

[edit] Universities teaching Mining

The Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy - now known as the University of Missouri–Rolla in Rolla, Missouri
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Departamento de Ingeniería en Minas, Santiago, Chile
Centro de Minería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile
The University of Tehran, Department of Engineering in Tehran, Iran
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in South Dakota, United States
Michigan Technological University
Faculty of Mining and Geology, Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland
the École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris in Paris, France
The Welsh School of Mines, in Pontypridd, Glamorgan - now the University of Glamorgan
Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
The Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, in Lisbon, Portugal
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, VA, United States
West Virginia University, in Morgantown, WVA, United States
University of Utah, Department of Mining Engineering in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Alberta, Department of Mining Engineering in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Universidade Federal de MInas Gerais, Department of mining engineering in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Escola de Minas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil