The department of Mining Engineering at Bandung Islamic University (Unisba) was established in January 1979 by the Islamic Education Foundation (YPI), with the name of the People's Mining Department under the auspices of the Faculty Technology Development Society (FTPM) Unisba.

Later in the year 1985 according to a registered status of Education and Culture Minister of Republic of Indonesia.

022/0/1985, 07 Mei 1985, on the Granting of listed status to the Department of Mining, Faculty of Engineering within the Islamic University of Bandung in Bandung, which later renamed Mining Engineering.

In 1992 the Department / Mining Engineering Program gain recognized status, the Education Minister of the Republic of Indonesia Decree, No.

In subsequent developments, the National Agency for Higher Education Accreditation (BAN - PT) Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of P & K through SK Number: 002/BAN-PT/Ak-II/XII/1998, dated December 22, 1998, about the results and the rating of Accreditation Program Studies for the Undergraduate Program in Higher Education, accreditation rank "B" at the Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, a Certificate of Accreditation Unisba BAN - PT, No.