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Surigao hosts 5th mining confab
Surigao City hosted the fifth Caraga Mining Symposium and Safety Competition that aimed to strengthen public awareness of the positive...
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FROM OPERATIONS TO REMEDIATION: The Permitting Process
Mainstream media always reports the pressing issues in the mining industry -- oftentimes about the unpermitted mining operations in certain...
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FROM OPERATIONS TO REMEDIATION: The Mining Operation and Transaction Process
Before mining firms can conduct business, they must, first and foremost, secure a permit before starting a mining operation. But...
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FROM OPERATIONS TO REMEDIATION: The Rehabilitation Process
After processing the right permits and adhering to the standard regulations and procedures for operation and transactions, it is a...
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PH gov’t retains open-pit mining ban
President Rodrigo R. Duterte will most likely continue the implementation of open-pit mining ban imposed by late Environment Secretary Gina...
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Salceda pushes for new mining tax policies
Albay Representative Joey Salceda proposed a new tax regime that aims to increase taxes imposed on mining firms for the...
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PH joins US strategic minerals initiative
The Philippines, along with eight other countries, joined the US strategic minerals initiative that aimed to strengthen the call for...
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EVERYTHING LEGAL: The Laws on Responsible Mining
If mining corporations have to abide by the seven commandments on responsible mining -- the rules they should observe to...
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MGB-13 leads basic UAV operation training
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Caraga led an in-house basic drone operation training on September 26. The training...
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PH gov’t approves tax exemption law for small-scale gold miners
The Philippine government approved the law that exempts small-scale gold miners from excise and income taxes when trading with the...
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