The Institution of Mining Engineers (IMinE) was a former British professional institution.

History

It began as the Federated Institution of Mining Engineers in 1889, comprising the Chesterfield and Midland Counties Institution of Engineers; Midland Institute of Mining, Civil and Mechanical Engineers;

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; South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire Institute of Mining Engineers and later the North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, the Mining Institute of Scotland and the Manchester Geological and Mining Society. It was given a Royal Charter in 1915. In the early 1980s it became affiliated with Group Four of the

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; there were fifty-one affiliated engineering organisations to the Engineering Council.

Mergers

It merged with the

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, effective from 23 October 1968. In 1995 it merged with the

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. Soon after discussions about a merger with the

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, founded in 1892, took place, which it merged with in 2002.

Presidents

* 1889-90

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* 1890-92

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*c.1900 -

Wallace Thorneycroft Wallace Thorneycroft (1864–1954) was a 19th/20th century British mining engineer, businessman, coal-mine owner and geologist. He was President of the Institute of Mining Engineers. As a geologist and archaeologist he was an expert on vitrif ...

* 1923

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Structure

It was headquartered at Cleveland House on City Road in London.

Function

Fellows of the institution took the initials FIMinE.

Awards

It awarded the Medal of the Institution of Mining Engineers.

References

External links

Mining Institute of Scotland
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