The Mining Institute of Scotland (MIS) is a professional body for the advancement of all perspectives of minerals (including oil and gas) and mining. Its objectives are to promote and develop every aspect of minerals and mining science, engineering and technology and this is achieved by providing information and related services, and influencing key opinion formers in government, industry, academia, the public and professions. MIS holds regular meetings, organises a full programme of events and deals with applications for Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer and Engineering Technician status.
The Institute has as members a very wide range of minerals professionals, including geologists, geo-technical engineers, mining engineers, electrical / mechanical engineers, petroleum and drilling engineers and extractive metallurgists - many with overlapping skills. Mining, quarrying, extraction, processing - we are all practitioners in the one subject area - that of naturally occurring materials, be it oil, coal, bulk minerals or metals.
MIS is recognised as an Affiliated Society wthin IOM3, and is also a private limited company registered in Scotland with Number 311798.
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Upcoming IOM3 events
- Free
Edinburgh Napier Polymer Study Tour
Free two-day residential course for 11-19 design technology teachers.
Decoupling material inputs and growth – Plastics & Packaging
Developing strategies to achieve Zero Waste
Structural Integrity Series - Recent Developments in Additive Manufacturing
An overview of how 4D printing can be used to create complex geometries in high temperature alloys and ceramics on a nanoscale.
