Department was founded in 1953 and the education was started at the same year with the cooperation of different universities from Germany and Austria. 2900 students have graduated from the Department of Mining Engineering since then.

The head of the department between 1982 – 1986 : Prof. Dr. Cemal BIRON

1986 – 1998 : Prof. Dr. Senai SALTOGLU

1998 – 2004 : Prof. Dr. Nuh BILGIN

2004 – 2007 : Prof. Dr. Guven ONAL

2007 – 2009. : Prof. Dr. Gunduz OKTEN

2009 – 2017 : Prof. Dr. Orhan KURAL

2017 – 2022 : Prof. Dr. Hanifi ÇOPUR

2022 – 2023 : Prof. Dr. Ataç BAŞÇETİN

2023 – Cont. : Prof. Dr. Türker HÜDAVERDİ