Overview

Graduates of the Mining Engineering Technician program of Northern College may find employment as: surveyors, planners, production supervisors, assayers, process operators, metallurgical technicians, exploration or mine geological technicians, government mine inspectors, mine technicians (ventilation, ground control, environmental, projects), and/or sales and technical representatives.

Quick Facts:

The technician is part of the engineering team, involved in all aspects of mining from exploration, planning, development and operation, to mineral extraction and environmental control.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mineralogy and Geology

Mining

Surveying Principles

Mineral Processing

Mining Physics

Safety and Loss Control

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-07 00:00:00

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More details

You can apply right up until classes for the semester begin, and sometimes even after that, if there is room in your program, but it’s best to apply early

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

58

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IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Kirkland Lake, Canada
Timmins, Canada
Temiskaming Shores, Canada

Disciplines

Mining, Oil & Gas View 23 other Bachelors in Mining, Oil & Gas in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

58

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)

Grade 12 English (C, U)

Grade 12 Math (C, U) (MCT4C preferred; MAP4C is accepted with a minimum GPA of 60%)

Grade 12 Chemistry (C, U) recommended

Grade 12 Physics (C, U) recommended

English language proficiency

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15258 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

2721 CAD / year

≈ 2721 CAD / year

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

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