DENR set to finish review on appeals of suspended miners by March
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu followed up on the appeals of 13 mining companies by conducting a ministry-wide review on the...
Moratorium on mining still in effect despite TRAIN Law
Almost a month into the newly reformed tax law, investments and improved productivity in the mining industry remain in stall...
Petition against 5 miners in Zambales dismissed: CA
Residents of Santa Cruz, Zambales were denied its plea to ban all mining activities in the province, asking the Court...
MGB announces hiring of geologists, mining engineers
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) are looking to recruit more mining engineers and geologists in the Environment Department’s Community...
A year into the open-pit ban, group blasts Duterte on uncertainties about the moratorium
An environmental group on Tuesday criticized President Duterte on the lack of action complementing the open-pit mine suspension lifted by...
NPA raids nickel miner in Davao Oriental
Rebels belonging to Comval-Davao Gulf Subregional Command-New People’s Army (NPA) gutted down RAM Aggregates, Inc., a nickel mining company in...
Philex spends P14-M to boost Benguet town infrastructure
Philex Mining Corp. continues to support the community of Itogon with its well-accomplished social program agenda, in which the company...
DOF: experts hired would form five MICC review teams
Interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has kickstarted its technical review process by hiring 25 experts that would make up...
30 miners sign Baguio Declaration on responsible mining
Almost a year after accepting the chief post at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Roy Cimatu is...
COMP greenlights adoption of Canada’s responsible mining standards
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) agreed on Tuesday to follow the mining practices called “Towards Sustainable Mining”...
