Philippine Resources Journal welcomes a new contributor to our editorial team, Engr. Edison Mating.
Based in Baguio City, Edison is a mining engineer specializing in mine planning and mining studies. He also promotes global mining education as a volunteer in various academic institutions.
He has worked with some of the biggest mining companies in the country, mostly with Lepanto Consolidated Mining in Benguet and with TVI Resource Development in Zamboanga del Sur.
Edison has 5 years of practical experience in underground cut-and-fill mining, open cut/open pit mining focused on mine planning, design and scheduling, backfill engineering, and mine studies.
He has also worked with international mining consultants involving backfill systems, mine-to-mill reconciliation, and drilling and blasting studies.
Edison holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from Saint Louis University (SLU), an Executive Micro-diploma in Economic Leadership for Mining from The University of British Columbia, and a Professional Certificate in Foundations of Modern Mining from Curtin University and The University of Queensland.
A past president of the SLU Mining Engineering Society, Edison is also a member of the Philippine Society of Mining Engineers and the Young Mining Professionals based in Brisbane, Australia.
Edison also writes for NewsMiner and his own Minding Mining blog. He may be contacted at edison.mating@yahoo.com.
