Mining Engineers Board Exam 2013
The Mining Engineer Board Exam, also known as the Mining Engineer Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Mining Engineering under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Mining Engineering graduates.
As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- Mine Manager
- Mine Researcher
- Instructor
Review Courses for Mining Engineers Board Exam
There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but theyre mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
- Mining Engineering I
- Mineral Prospecting and Exploration
- Sampling and Ore Reserve Estimation
- Mining Methods
- Mine Planning
- Designing and Development
- Ventilation and Mine Safety
- Rock Mechanics in Mining Engineering
- Applied Mathematics in Mine Mathematics
- Mining Engineering II
- Mineral Economics
- Mine Evaluation and Feasibility Studies
- Applied Mathematics in Mining Engineering
- Mine Management and Computer Application
- Mine and Mineral Land Surveying
- Mining Law and Ethics
- Mining Engineering III
- General Geology
- Mineralogy and Petrology
- Economics Geology
- Structural Geology
- Principles of Metallurgy
- Mineral Processing
- Assaying and Applied Mathematics in Geology
- Mineral Engineering
- Econology
TAKING THE EXAM
The frequency of Licensure exams for BS Mining Engineering graduates varies. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2013 Mining Engineers Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
---|---|---|
August 13, 14 & 15 | Tue, Wed, Thu / Manila | August 2, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Mining Engineers in the last 3 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
---|---|---|---|
August 2012 | 67 | 57 | 85.07% |
August 2011 | 45 | 32 | 71.11% |
December 2010 | 9 | 7 | 77.77% |
August 2010 | 30 | 15 | 50.00% |
February 2010 | 26 | 7 | 26.92% |