Think Tank: Mining needs sustainability indicators, monitoring platforms
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) believes the country can enhance the economic advantages of open-pit mining and reduce ...
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Tampakan project to continue despite local environment code, Gov says
The Tampakan copper-gold project of Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) can still proceed even if South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr. ...
29 years later, Marcopper fined for Marinduque mine spill
Nearly three decades after a mine spill disaster that occurred in a mining site in Marinduque, the local court has ...
South Cotabato Gov to review ban lift on open-pit mining
As outrage continues to rise after the lifting of South Cotabato’s ban on open-pit mining, Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo said that ...
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 ...
Semirara completes filling of Panian pit
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) has completed its backfilling operations in the Panian pit in Semirara Island, Antique, ...
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 ...
Philex: No open-pit mining for Silangan project
Philex Mining Corp. won’t be pursuing open-pit mining for its upcoming Silangan copper-gold project in Surigao Del Norte. In a ...
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 ...
LIGTAS KAYA PARA SA KAPALIGIRAN? Alternatives to open-pit mining under analysis of DENR
Alternative ways of extracting minerals aside from open-pit mining are now under analysis of the Department of Environment and Natural ...
