FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

  • Applied Earth Sciences, Mining Engineering
  • oIL AND GAS
  • Economics and management
  • Ecology and industrial safety
  • Electricity, mechanical engineering, energy transition
  • Industrial and civil engineering
  • Information technology
  • Chemical Technologies
Professional Fields

Professional Areas of the Association

The Association brings together professionals across the entire mineral resources value chain — from geological exploration and engineering design to extraction, processing, energy supply, industrial safety and management.

01

Mining and Mineral Processing

Mineral deposit development, extraction, beneficiation and processing of mineral resources.

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  • underground mining;
  • surface mining;
  • mine and underground construction;
  • mineral beneficiation;
  • processing of mineral and man-made raw materials;
  • geomechanics and ground control.
02

Geology and Subsurface Exploration

Prospecting, exploration, evaluation and modelling of mineral deposits.

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  • geology of mineral deposits;
  • geophysical exploration methods;
  • exploration and reserve estimation;
  • engineering geology;
  • mineralogy and petrography;
  • geological and geomechanical modelling.
03

Oil and Gas Engineering

Oil and gas field development, drilling, transportation and hydrocarbon processing.

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  • oil and gas well drilling;
  • field development and operation;
  • petroleum geology;
  • oil and gas transportation and storage;
  • liquefied natural gas technologies;
  • oil and natural gas processing.
04

Energy and the Energy Transition

Industrial power supply, energy efficiency and advanced energy technologies.

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  • power engineering and electrical engineering;
  • electromechanical systems;
  • thermal power engineering;
  • power supply for industrial facilities;
  • energy efficiency and energy conservation;
  • hydrogen and low-carbon technologies.
05

Mechanical Engineering, Automation and Digital Technologies

Mining machinery, automated systems, robotics and industrial digitalisation.

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  • mining machinery and equipment;
  • mechanical engineering and mechatronics;
  • industrial process automation;
  • robotic systems;
  • instrumentation and diagnostics;
  • digital twins, data and artificial intelligence.
06

Materials Science and Chemical Technologies

Advanced materials, chemical processes, equipment protection and resource-efficient technologies.

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  • chemical technologies and processes;
  • materials science and materials technology;
  • polymers, coatings and composite materials;
  • corrosion protection;
  • ceramic and high-temperature materials;
  • nanomaterials and energy materials.
07

Environment, Safety and Sustainable Development

Industrial safety, responsible use of natural resources and reduction of environmental impacts.

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  • industrial safety;
  • occupational health and safety;
  • environmental monitoring;
  • responsible natural resource management;
  • waste and legacy site management;
  • sustainable development and responsible mineral resource development.
08

Economics, Management and Infrastructure

Enterprise and project management, industry economics and industrial infrastructure development.

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  • economics of the mineral resources sector;
  • enterprise and project management;
  • quality and risk management;
  • systems analysis and decision-making;
  • industrial and civil construction;
  • transport and industrial infrastructure.

Could not find your field? The Association also considers related engineering, scientific, technical and management fields connected with subsurface development, the mineral resources sector and its sustainable development.