In October 1958, Jiangxi Metallurgical University was established with the departments of Geological Mining (Mining, Geology) and Mineral Processing (Mineral Processing, Analytical Chemistry)

In February 1961, the four-year undergraduate program was changed to a five-year program, merging the Department of Geological Mining and Mineral Processing into the Department of Mining, with three undergraduate majors: Mining, Mineral Processing, and Mining Electromechanical

In March 1962, after the college was directly led by the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province, the major was adjusted again. Only four undergraduate majors, namely Mining, Mineral Processing, Mining Electromechanical and Metallurgical Machinery, were retained, and the Mining Department (Professional Setting: Mining) and Mineral Processing Department (Professional Setting: Mineral Processing) were established

In June 1963, the mining and mineral processing departments were merged again to form the mining and mineral processing department (professional settings: mining, mineral processing)

In January 1972, the mining and mineral processing department was renamed as the mining department (including mining and mineral processing majors)

In 1977, the Department of Mining added the majors of Mine Geology and Mine Surveying

In August 1978, the entire college's major was adjusted: the original mining major and mine construction major were merged into the mining engineering major; The original mineral processing major expanded its professional scope, strengthened the comprehensive recycling and utilization of minerals, and changed to the mineral processing engineering major; Revocation of the original mining geology major; The original mine surveying major has expanded its professional scope and been changed to engineering surveying; Add a mine ventilation safety major (established in 1984, established as a junior college in 1985, and established as a bachelor's degree in 1987)

In 1980, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry approved our college as a graduate enrollment unit, with mining engineering being one of the four enrollment directions

In 1984, mining engineering began recruiting master's students

In 1985, mineral processing engineering and engineering surveying also began to recruit master's students

In 1986, with the approval of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, our college was designated as the third batch of master's degree awarding units, and our college's "Mining Engineering (including Mine Surveying, Mine Ventilation and Safety)" was also approved as the third batch of master's degree awarding majors in China

The College of Resources and Environmental Engineering of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology was founded in 1958 and is one of the earliest colleges established by Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. Its predecessor was the Department of Geology and Mining, the Department of Selected Chemistry, and the Department of Mining. In 2001, it was the College of Environment and Building Engineering of Southern Metallurgical University, and in 2006, it was the College of Resources and Environmental Engineering. In 1993, engineering surveying obtained the right to confer a master's degree. In June of the same year, in order to further deepen the reform of college education, promote the adjustment, transformation, and construction of professional settings, and promote the development of teaching, scientific research, and various undertakings, the college decided to use the name "Construction Department" at the same time for the Mining Department, implementing two brands and one set of personnel

In 1994, the Department of Mining established two undergraduate majors in Urban Construction and Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, as well as a junior college in Real Estate Management and Management

In April 1995, the Mining Department (Construction Department) was divided into the Construction Engineering Department (with majors such as Mining Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Urban Construction), the Land and Resources Department (with majors such as Surveying and Mapping Engineering), and the Resources Engineering Department (with majors such as Mineral Processing Engineering and Inorganic Non metallic Materials)

In 1998, the Department of Construction Engineering established a new undergraduate program in Civil Engineering; The right to confer a master's degree in mineral processing engineering and environmental engineering

In 1999, the undergraduate program in Environmental Engineering began to enroll students

In March 2001, the College of Environment and Architecture Engineering was established by the Departments of Construction Engineering, Land and Resources Engineering, and Resources Engineering. It consists of nine undergraduate majors: Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Surveying and Mapping Engineering, Safety Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Urban Planning, Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, and Geographic Information Engineering, as well as Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Geodesy and Surveying Engineering, and Environmental Engineering Six engineering master's programs in safety technology and engineering (obtained the right to confer a master's degree in 2000), and geotechnical engineering (obtained the right to confer a master's degree in 2000)

In June 2006, according to the development and construction needs of the discipline, the College of Environment and Architecture Engineering was once again divided into the College of Resources and Environment Engineering and the College of Architecture and Surveying and Mapping Engineering. The newly established College of Resources and Environmental Engineering has five undergraduate majors, namely Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Safety Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Geological Engineering (admitted in 2008). It has five master's degrees in engineering, including Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Safety Technology and Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Reduction Engineering, and Protection Engineering

In October 2008, it was approved as a postdoctoral research workstation at the Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for the Efficient Development and Application of Tungsten Resources

In May 2011, according to the adjustment of the college, bioengineering was included in our college. Currently, the college has six undergraduate majors in mining engineering, mineral processing engineering, safety engineering, environmental engineering, geological engineering (admitted in 2008), and bioengineering. It has five master's degrees in engineering, including mining engineering, mineral processing engineering, environmental engineering, safety technology and engineering, disaster prevention and mitigation engineering, and protective engineering

In 2012, it was approved for the "doctoral talent training project for the development and utilization of ionic rare earth resources"

In 2013, began recruiting doctoral students in mining engineering

In 2014, it was approved as a mining engineering postdoctoral research mobile station

In September 2014, the mining engineering (Sino foreign cooperative education) 2+2 project began bidding

In 2018, the first level discipline of mining engineering was added as a doctoral degree authorization point

In November 2018, our college and Lawrence University in Canada jointly applied to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China for the cooperation in organizing the Mining Engineering Undergraduate Education 4+0 Project, which was successfully approved. This is the first Sino foreign cooperative undergraduate program approved by the Ministry of Education, achieving a historic breakthrough in our college's Sino foreign cooperative education program.

In March 2019, the international undergraduate class of mining engineering began to recruit students, welcoming 11 international undergraduate students from countries along the "the Belt and Road"

In June 2019, Mining Engineering was selected as one of the top 100 world-class disciplines in the 2019 "Soft Science World Class Discipline Ranking" (76-100), ranking ninth in China

In September 2019, enrollment for the Mining Engineering (Sino foreign Cooperative Education) 4+0 project began

In December 2019, Mining Engineering became one of the first batch of national first-class undergraduate professional construction sites, and Mineral Processing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Geological Engineering were approved as first-class professional construction sites in Jiangxi Province

In March 2021, mineral processing engineering and geological engineering were selected as national first-class undergraduate major construction sites

In January 2022, Mining Engineering was designated as a first-class discipline with peak characteristics in Jiangxi Province

In February 2022, the Standing Committee of the College Party Committee decided to establish a College of Life Sciences to expand the discipline construction and talent cultivation in the field of life sciences, promote the integration of medicine and industry, and accelerate the construction of a high-level comprehensive university. The College of Life Sciences is temporarily affiliated with the College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, relying on the major of bioengineering for construction and development

In July 2022, due to the establishment of the College of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, the discipline of Safety Science and Engineering was transferred from our college

In July 2022, Mining Engineering was selected as one of the top 100 world-class disciplines in the 2022 "Soft Science World Class Discipline Ranking" (76-100), ranking 11th in China

In 2023, the National Discipline Evaluation of Mining Engineering was rated as a Class B discipline, and Environmental Science and Engineering was rated as a Class C- discipline