Executive Summary

Mining Engineering Research Group is one of the Research Groups in charge of managing the Mining Engineering Study Program, along with the Earth Resources Exploration Research Group. Mining Engineering Research Group has the following vision, mission, and objectives.

“Conducting education, research, and community service activities in the field of mining engineering to produce open pit and underground mining operations that are safe, environmentally sound, and provide optimal benefits.”

“Creating, sharing, and applying knowledge in the field of mining and producing superior mining human resources to support the advancement of national development from the mining sector.”

The Policy and Strategy of FTTM-ITB Mining Engineering Group follows the framework in the form of the main objectives of the Mining Engineering Group in accordance with the Tri Dharma of Higher Education supported by Human Resources, Facilities and Infrastructure, and Organization as shown in the figure below.

Based on the outline above, the Mining Engineering Group tries to divide the program which includes:

• Evaluation and preparation of the curriculum,
• Provision of student skills during education,
• Improvement of student achievement,
• National accreditation of S1, S2, and S3 study programs, and
• International accreditation of undergraduate study programs.

• Geomechanics and mining technology sub-field research,
  1. Deep surface mining stability
  2. Development of underground structure research
  3. Rock mass demolition
  4. Seminar or symposium
• Mining environment sub-field research, and
  1. Acid mine drainage and pit lakes
  2. Mine water management
  3. Mine closure plan
  4. Coal combustion, explosion mechanism due to methane gas content and coal dust
  5. Mine ventilation
  6. Seminar or symposium
• Sub-field research on mineral and coal economics and policy.
  1. Economic benefits of mining activities
  2. Macro policy of mineral and coal resources management
  3. Preparation of white paper on mineral and coal resources management
  4. Seminar or symposium

• Best mining practices in technical mining optimization,
• Best mining practices in compliance with HSE,
• Best mining practices in optimizing the economics of mining activities, and
• Indonesian mining policy studies.

• Improving the quality of teaching staff through further studies,
• Recruitment of new teaching staff, and
• Recruitment of research staff for CoRE.

• Identification of KK sub-fields,
• Improved communication and cooperation with KKs related to Mining Engineering KK,
• Reconsolidation and integration of knowledge in KK sub-fields,
• Preparation of annual audit concept for KK members, and
• Development of KK Mining Engineering organization.

• Improved laboratory management,
• Inventory of library collections,
• Inventory of laboratory facilities,
• Improvement of laboratory facilities,
• Improved library collection, and
• Increased laboratory benefits.