Galena

Sponsor

The distribution of this card is courtesy of the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering and the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining at Queen’s University.

Sponsor Profile

Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada has a long history in both geology and mining engineering education in Canada. 

The Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate level in all aspects of geology and geo-engineering.  Since its beginnings in the mid-19th century, its strong emphasis on field training and hands-on education has turned out generations of professionals for the energy and resource exploration, research, and geo-engineering fields in Canada and around the world.

The Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering is located in Miller Hall and the Bruce Wing at Queen’s. The Department is fully equipped with lecture, laboratory and study facilities including a world-leading stable isotope ICP/MS research lab (QFIR), onsite electron microprobe, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction labs, and Ar-Ar geochronology facilities as well as a computational geomechanics lab and a geomechanics imaging lab.

For additional information about the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen’s University and their programs, please visit their website at www.queensu.ca/geol/

From its inauguration in 1893, mining engineering at Queen's has held a significant position in the Canadian minerals industry. The department is at the forefront in developing computer applications for engineering design, and is currently the largest mining school in North America and one of the largest in the world. Its graduates are involved in all facets of the Canadian minerals industry and can also be found in most major mining operations throughout the world.

The Mining Engineering Department is located in Goodwin Hall in Kingston, Ontario. The campus provides convenient lecture, laboratory and study facilities, including a rock mechanics, mine environment, and several mineral processing laboratories, as well as computer planning facilities. The department also operates an explosive test site in Hinchinbrooke Township, near Kingston.

The mining program consists of three major options: mining engineering, mineral processing and environmental engineering, and mine-mechanical engineering. Within these categories, there exists a broad study and research capability encompassing areas of significance to the Canadian mining industry. The program concentrates on teaching and research involving the broader field of excavation and processing of ore to obtain the mineral products required by contemporary society.

For additional information about the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining at Queen’s University and their programs, please visit their website at www.mine.queensu.ca.