In the process of training in this specialization, students become familiar with the methods of safe, environmentally friendly, resource-saving and cost-effective technologies of the open method of developing solid mineral deposits; master the methods of design, construction, operation, reconstruction and re-equipment of mining enterprises, including those using information technologies; master the methods of geological and industrial assessment of mineral deposits and the legislative foundations of subsoil use; and study the processes and mechanization of open-cast mining of solid mineral deposits.
Wide demand in the labor market and the possibility of employment in almost any region in positions with high wages;
Getting skills to work with general and special purpose software products;
Integrated approach to learning, which includes a classic approach to the study of open pit mining technology and modern teaching methods with all the necessary theoretical and practical skills;
Conditions for internships and internships in the largest companies in Russia and the world;
Conditions for conducting research activities during training at the laboratory base of St. Petersburg Mining University;
Possibility of inclusive education in foreign partner universities with the issuance of diplomas of international standard.
Graduates of this specialization are employed as engineering and technical workers in the mining, planning, design and related departments of mining and processing plants, mines, coal mines and quarries of the largest mining companies such as PhosAgro JSC, Polimetal JSC, Severstal PJSC, JSC SUEK, AK ALROSA and others. They also take the positions of senior and leading experts in expert and supervisory services.