Mat Revell is a Principal Backfill Engineer of MineFill Services. Mat graduated in 1997 as a Minerals Processing Engineer and originally worked in a range of Australian base metals and gold operations as a Metallurgist. Mat subsequently moved into operational engineering roles in the first paste fill systems in Australia and thereafter developed his own backfill and tailings consulting, system design and construction business. Mat was a pioneer in the early years of global paste fill development and over a 20 year career led teams that built over 30 backfill systems globally. Mat is an internationally recognized expert in mine backfilling and tailings management, and has completed hundreds of backfill and tailings studies globally. His expertise spans the full spectrum of surface and underground tailings management solutions. Having an operational background Mat provides a pragmatic engineering approach, and is passionate about continuous innovation to add social, environmental and financial value to global mining operations. He is also a business partner in Backfill Pipeline Solutions who’s expertise is in supplying modern innovative products for underground backfill reticulation. Mat is based in Queensland, Australia