Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF MINING ENGINEERING Resolution NO. 02, SERIES OF 1995)
The legal basis is Section 13 of Republic Act No. 5734, also known as the Mining Engineering Law of the Philippines.
The policies and issuances include Memorandum Circular No. 8, Series of 1992; Resolution No. 265, Series of 1993; Memorandum Circular No. 93-037, Series of 1993; and Memorandum Circular No. 93-04, Series of 1993.
Experts from the Council of Deans and Heads of Mining Engineering Schools of the Philippines and the Philippine Institute of Mining Engineers of the Philippines were consulted.
Mining Engineering I covers mineral prospecting and exploration methods and techniques, mine planning, design and development, mining methods, mine ventilation, and rock mechanics in mine engineering.
Mining Engineering II includes mine economics, sampling principles, computer applications, mine and mineral land surveying, and mining laws and ethics.
Mining Engineering III covers general geology, mineralogy and petrology, economic geology, structural geology, principles of metallurgy, mineral processing, assaying, and ecology.
The resolution became effective fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, whichever was earlier.
The scope includes the examinees’ knowledge and understanding of the concepts, principles, terminology, and application of solutions to problems encountered in each subject given in the licensure examination.
The Board is mandated to adopt a syllabus for each subject containing concepts, principles, and applications to serve as the basis for preparing examination questions to be included in the data bank.
The resolution should be disseminated to all recognized schools offering the course of Mining Engineering and other concerned entities.