- 1. Philippine court orders compensation for mining disaster victims
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- ... It was not immediately clear who would pay the compensation as Marcopper’s parent, Placer Dome, was acquired by Barrick Gold in 2006. Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Wilfredo Moncano said the cour ...
- Created on 31 May 2022
- 2. Government clears last hurdle for stalled Philippine project
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- ... Wilfredo Moncano, director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, said the Tampakan project has “one of the largest copper-gold reserves in Southeast Asia.” Developer Sagittarius Mines has estimated ...
- Created on 19 May 2022
- 3. New mine ban lifted in Philippines
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- The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has lifted a nine-year moratorium on new mines in the country in an effort to lift revenues from investments. A new executive order reversing the ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 4. Two miners killed at Philippines gold operation
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- ... the Pilippines Mines and Geosciences Bureau and it is performing a full probe of the incident. The miner is also working to ensure the miners’ families receive proper support. Source: medusamining.com.a ...
- Created on 19 January 2021
- 5. Mining in the Philippines: Trends and opportunities
- (Around the Region)
- ... total land area. In terms of non-metallic minerals, the country has untapped coal resources estimated at about 2.4 billion tonnes. The country has 44 mining companies of which 37 are operating mines ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 6. On the move - Q4 2019
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- ... elopment and management roles, and led teams to discover, develop and expand several gold and copper mines in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, Europe and Central America. His experience al ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 7. OceanaGold fights for Didipio
- (Around the Region)
- ... authority, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, confirmed that the Didipio Mine is permitted to continue operations pending confirmation of the FTAA renewal. Mick Wilkes, President and CEO of OceanaGold, ...
- Created on 30 January 2020
- 8. MMIH builds up its leadership team to achieve its growth goals
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- ... feasibility studies. He has worked in senior exploration, resource development and management roles, and led teams to discover, develop and expand several gold and copper mines in Southeast Asia, Central ...
- Created on 01 August 2019
- 9. Cimatu orders permanent closure of two mining companies
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- ... and Natural Resources’s (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau to implement the recommendations of the MICC. The MICC report also recommended the conduct of a case study on the economic analysis of Benguet; ...
- Created on 22 November 2018
- 10. Duterte: plant more trees or lose your rights to open pit mining
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- ... on from his moratorium on open pit mines that has been in place since April 2017, Duterte has now ordered for mining companies to make “an extra effort to plant trees in areas denuded by mining”. “I ...
- Created on 20 April 2018
- 11. HMC mining permit renewal unlikely
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- ... Mine Safety and Safety Conference (ANMSEC) in Baguio City, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director, Wilfredo Moncano, said that under Presidential Proclamation 469 issued by former President Fidel ...
- Created on 06 December 2017
- 12. Studies improve Siana underground potential
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- ... Resources, advised the Mines and Geosciences Bureau that open pit mining operations at Siana would be suspended with immediate effect. This decision was made as a result of: The operational impact ...
- Created on 08 November 2017
- 13. Strong hopes for end of open pit ban
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- ... environment surrounding the implementation of open-pit mining,” he told reporters. Miners have praised the recommendation with Chamber of Mines executive director Ronald Recidoro telling Reuters, “Open-pit ...
- Created on 26 October 2017
- 14. ‘I will tax you to death’ warns President
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- ... is the world’s biggest supplier of nickel ore and also among the top producers of copper and gold, but data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau indicates that the sector contributes less than 1% to th ...
- Created on 26 July 2017
- 15. Philippines’ ban has ‘no legal basis’
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- ... minister Regina Lopez could be challenged. According to Reuters, Mines and Geosciences Bureau's legal division head Larry Hernandez told reporters this week, “In the Philippines ... surface mining ...
- Created on 06 July 2017
- 16. Red 5 suspends Siana mining operations
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- Red 5 Limited and its Philippine-affiliated company, Greenstone Resources Corporation, have notified the Philippines Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) that mining operations at the Siana Gold Project ...
- Created on 20 April 2017
- 17. Worker dies in Philippines gold mine
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- ... hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. The Philippines Mines and Geosciences Bureau has been notified and the mine continues to operate with activities in the incident area stopped while a detailed ...
- Created on 27 March 2017
- 18. Mine closures ‘illegal and unfair’
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- The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines has branded the decision of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez to close over half of the country’s mines and suspend others as “illegal and ...
- Created on 07 February 2017
- 19. Philippines mine closures slammed
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- An audit of mining operation in the Philippines which has resulted in the government closing 23 mines and suspending five others has drawn harsh criticism from mining representative groups. They have stated ...
- Created on 04 February 2017
- 20. Ipilan Nickel Project has ECC cancelled
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- ... of 10 mines while another 20 face suspension. This has sparked supply concerns and spurred a rally in nickel prices. The DENR last Thursday announced that it had cancelled the environmental compliance ...
- Created on 21 December 2016