South Cotabato board votes to lift local ban on open-pit mining
The provincial board of South Cotabato has voted to lift the provincial ban on open-pit mining, which has been blocking ...
Tag: mines and geosciences bureau
Apex Mining 1Q income up 131%
Enrique Razon-led Apex Mining Co. Inc. recorded a 131% increase in net income for the first quarter of 2022 to ...
MGB awards Benguet Corporation unit
Benguetcorp Resources Management Corporation (BRMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Benguet Corporation has received awards from the Department of Environment ...
3 OPMC exploration areas assigned with EXPAs
Three of Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation’s (OPMC) mining exploration areas for nickel and other associated metals in Zambales and ...
DENR signs first mining permit since 2012
The government has issued its first mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) since the lifting of the moratorium on new mineral ...
MGB: Ph produced Php161B worth of minerals in 2021
The country produced Php160.9 billion worth of metallic minerals in 2021, a 20.3% increase from 2020’s Php133.7 billion, the Department ...
12 mine projects to begin commercial operations in 2022
A total of 12 new metallic mines, mostly nickel projects, are seen to begin commercial operations this year, indicating a ...
Robredo: Systems needed for locals to benefit most from mining
Vice President Leni Robredo said that mechanisms must be put in place to make sure that locals, especially indigenous peoples, ...
Sagittarius Mines realigns P7.6 M SDMP funding for COVID-19 response
The Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) has earmarked at least P7.6 million from its 2020 Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) ...
Mining ops set to resume with rules in place
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has released the guidelines for the continuation of mining and mineral processing operations across ...
