The Corps of Mines (in French Corps des Mines) is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Mines. The Corps is attached to the French ministry in charge of economy, industry and employment.
People entering the Corps are educated at the École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris, also known as Mines ParisTech, with a special curriculum distinct from that of ordinary students. Most of them are from École Polytechnique; these are known as X-Mines; others come from École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Télécom ParisTech (former ENST) or the regular curriculum of the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.
Many executive positions in France's industries are held by Corps des Mines engineers.
The following are alumni of the school: