Fewer students enrolling in mining-related degrees 

Indexed growth in Canadian engineering enrolments: mining and geological engineering vs all disciplines, 2011–20 (2011=100)

*All engineering includes biosystems, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, engineering physics, environmental, industrial or manufacturing, materials or metallurgical, mechanical, software and other, as well as geological and mining/mineral engineering
Source: Mining Journal based on Engineers Canada
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