The Department of Mining Engineering was established concurrently with Yazd University in 1990 and commenced operations in 1991 with the admission of its first cohort of students in the Mining Engineering (Extraction) specialization. Subsequently, the first groups of students were admitted in the Mining Exploration specialization in 1992 and in Metallurgical Engineering in 1999. In 2006, with the consensus of the Mining Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering departments, the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy was officially established with the approval of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. Additionally, in 2023, the first cohort of undergraduate students in Petroleum Engineering was admitted. The core structure of this faculty encompasses the divisions of Extraction, Exploration, and Materials and Metallurgy.

Currently, the faculty is actively engaged in educational and research services, offering five doctoral programs (Mining Exploration, Mining Extraction, Rock Mechanics, Mineral Processing, and Materials Engineering), nine master's programs (Mining Exploration, Mining Extraction, Rock Mechanics, Mineral Processing, Materials Selection and Identification, Ceramics, Petroleum Exploration, and Petroleum Geomechanics), and three undergraduate programs (Mining Engineering, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, and Petroleum Engineering).

Notable conferences hosted by the faculty include the 4th Iranian Mining Symposium (1994), the 3rd Mining Engineering Conference (2008), the 1st National Iranian Mining Technologies Conference (2013), the National Welding and Inspection Conference (2015), the 2nd National Iranian Mining Technologies Conference (2016), and the 3rd National Iranian Mining Technologies Conference (2021).

Key points:

Foundation: The faculty was established alongside Yazd University in 1990.

Initial Programs: It began with Mining Engineering (Extraction) and expanded to include Mining Exploration and Metallurgical Engineering.

Faculty Formation: In 2006, it officially became a faculty.

Program Expansion: The faculty now offers various doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs in Mining, Materials, and Petroleum engineering.

Research Activities: The faculty has organized several national conferences related to Mining and Metallurgical engineering.