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