Mining

Maya G. Kopylova, PhD

Maya G. Kopylova, PhD

Associate Professor

Diamond ore deposits

Bern Klein, PhD

Bern Klein, PhD

Associate Professor

Department Head

Processing of precious minerals, processing of industrial metals

Dwayne Tannant, PhD, PEng, FCIM

Dwayne Tannant, PhD, PEng, FCIM

Professor

Geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, geohazards, rock support, earth dams, tunnels, rock slopes, rock excavation, blasting

Marcello Veiga, PhD

Marcello Veiga, PhD

Associate Professor

Effects of metals in the environment, pollution caused by mining, social effects of mining on communities, mercury pollution on fish

Lee A. Groat

Professor

Geology, mineralogy, minerals, crystallography, gems, pegmatite, rare elements, rare earth elements, carbonatites

Erik Eberhardt, PEng

Professor and Director, Geological Engineering

Landslides, rockslides, tunnelling, mining, rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering

Craig Hart

Craig Hart

Director, Mineral Deposit Research Unit

Mineral exploration, gold deposits, copper, exploration methods, global resources, Yukon, China, Mongolia, Alaska, Ring of Fire, tectonics, magma, mineral deposits, ore, assay

Scott Dunbar, MSc, PhD

Scott Dunbar, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor

Mining, mineral processing, risk, mineral exploration

Patricia Dawn Mills, PhD Law

Patricia Dawn Mills, PhD Law

Adjunct Professor

Canadian First Nation rights and titles as it relates to Federal and Provincial Resource management, mining law, equity and the sustainability of a finite, location-specific resource

John Steen

John Steen

Associate Professor

Innovation, industrial change, mining, critical metals, economic development, social license to operate, mega projects,