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MGB ramps up regulation of small-scale mining
In a bid to revamp the image of the mining industry, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) sought to strengthen...
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FCF’s CSR project awarded ‘Best Mining Forest Program’
FCF Minerals Corporation was awarded the ‘Best Mining Forest Program’ for the metallic category during the 66th Annual National Mine...
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PNIA projects nickel output up by 40-M WMT in 2020
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is looking forward to a significant increase in nickel ore output for 2020, projecting...
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Taiwanese firm seeks DENR support for mercury-free mining
Taiwanese mining company Xin Ye Precious Metal Technology Co. Ltd. sought the endorsement of the Department of Environment and Natural...
Read moreMGB, PHIVOLCS experts assure evacuees can return to their villages
Experts from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured that evacuees, especially...
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Mayor prods mining firm to pay dues
Municipal Mayor Gerandy Danao urged the Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation to pay its unpaid obligations before renewing its permit...
Read moreExemption on Baguio “mining-free zones” faces drawbacks
In light of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Cordillera’s appeal to make some exemptions on the declaration of Baguio...
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NCIP calls out AMVI, Nickel Asia on illegal ops in Mindanao
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) revealed that the Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) and Nickel Asia, among others,...
Read moreMGB eyes exemption from mining-free zone bill
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Cordillera asked Baguio City Representative Marquez Go to exempt some mineral reservation areas in...
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Six groups apply for minahang bayan cerification
Small-scale mining associations are eyeing for possible approval of a minahang bayan certification from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)...
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