Carmen Copper Corporation wins best performance award
Mining firm Carmen Copper Corporation has been awarded the Presidential Mineral Industry and Environment Award (PMIEA) Platinum Achievement and the...
Foreign businessmen oppose additional taxes on PH mining sector
Additional taxes on the mining industry could reverse the government's goal of increasing its revenue taken from the mining sector...
Mining firms can partner with DOST for research, development
Mining companies are urged to collaborate with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) when it comes to new innovations...
Baguio to be a mining-free zone
All mining activities within the city's territorial jurisdiction, including small-scale mining and quarrying, would be effectively banned once a recently...
Itogon eyeing to stop mining activities
The mining community of Itogon in Benguet is planning to switch to other livelihood activities aside from small-scale mining as...
DENR, MGB challenge mining firms for higher safety standards
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with its mining arm Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) dare mining companies...
MGB calls large-scale mining firms to adopt small-scale mining
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo G. Moncano has urged large-scale mining companies to adopt a program that integrates...
Semirara suspended for coal trading violation
The Department of Energy (DOE) has penalized Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) with one-month suspension and ordered the company...
Looking beyond the bad rep: Do the pros outweigh the cons of mining?
The Philippines is one of the highly mineralized countries in the world with around nine million hectares of land considered...
Quarrying operations make communities disaster-prone, environmetal group says
Communities living near quarrying sites become more vulnerable to disasters. This was the claim of a study conducted by environmental...
