TVI Pacific and its Philippine affiliate, TVI Resource Development (Phils) (TVIRD), announce that Agata Mining Ventures Inc (AMVI) has completed its third shipment of high-iron/low nickel direct shipping ore (DSO) produced from the Agata project located in northern Mindanao. AMVI is a joint venture between TVIRD and Mindoro Resources with the former holding a 60% interest and being the operator.

B2Gold Corp announces that operations are running normally at the Masbate Gold Project on Masbate Island following Typhoon Hagupit. Medusa Mining also advises that the typhoon did not affect the company’s operations in Mindanao.

Agata Mining Ventures Inc (AMVI) has commenced definition drilling aimed at defining an initial NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate at the Agata limestone project in northern Mindanao. Once an initial resource has been developed and product markets are identified and confirmed, AMVI will evaluate the feasibility of commencing a limestone direct shipping ore (DSO) operation using the same infrastructure developed for current Agata nickel laterite DSO operations.

Mindoro Resources announces that Agata Mining Ventures (AMVI) is modifying its high-iron/low nickel direct shipping ore (DSO) operations to include shipments of nickel laterite containing higher nickel content in order to maximize revenues at the Agata nickel laterite project in northern Mindanao.

ECR Minerals has increased its exposure to the Itogon Gold Project by purchasing 358,000 common shares of Tiger International Resources for consideration of Can$0.20 per share. ECR now holds approximately 3.67% of Tiger’s issued share capital.

The Agata joint venture between TVI Pacific and Mindoro Resources has completed the second shipment of high iron/low nickel direct shipping ore (DSO) produced from the Agata project in northern Mindanao.

MEDUSA Mining’s Philippines operating company Philsaga Mining Corporation has completed the annual review and update of mineral resource and ore reserve estimates. Total inferred and indicated resources for the Co-O project in Mindanao are estimated at 4.34 million tonnes at a grade of 10.1 grams/tonne gold for a total of 1.41 million ounces.

UNDERGROUND development at OceanaGold’s Didipio Gold Project will be brought forward by a year and will now commence in the first quarter of 2015. This decision follows an optimization study which delivered positive outcomes and identified significant value from the existing operation and ore body.

St Augustine Gold and Copper Limited is working with the Philippine Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in the final stages of reviewing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the King-king Copper-Gold Project in Mindanao.

Joint venture partners TVI Pacific and Mindoro Resources announce that the first shipment of high-iron/low nickel direct shipping ore (DSO) has been completed from the Agata project in northern Mindanao.

A CHANGE-OUT of the SAG mill at B2Gold’s Masbate Gold Project has been successfully completed with the new mill now in operation and performing its function flawlessly after a short period of commissioning. The project was completed on time in late June with no safety incidents.

MBMI Resources has executed an instrument with DMCI Mining Corporation dated October 14 confirming that the sale and transfer of 100% of the shares owned or held by MBMI in Madridejos Mining Corporation, Patricia Louise Mining Corporation and Sara Marie Mining Corporation pursuant to the Deeds of Assignment between DMCI and MBMI executed on October 18, 2012 are final and took full effect as of the date of the execution of the corresponding Deeds of Assignment.

IN honour of Arbor Day 2014, and further to Presidential Proclamation No 643 urging public and private sectors to plant trees for a healthier ecosystem, the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) and its member-companies have commemorated the planting of the local mining industry’s 20-millionth tree since 2011. The celebration has also reaffirmed the mining industry’s commitment as the country’s largest industrial forester.

Joint venture partners TVI Pacific and Mindoro Resources advise that shipping of high-iron/low-nickel direct shipping ore (DSO) material has commenced at the Agata project in northern Mindanao.

Medusa Mining, through its Philippines operating company Philsaga Mining Corporation, has completed the annual review and update to its mineral resource and ore reserve estimates.
Total inferred and indicated resources for the Co-O Mine are now estimated at 4.34 million tonnes at a grade of 10.1 grams/tonne gold for a total of 1.41 million ounces, compared to the estimate reported on August 8, 2013, of 6.88 million tonnes @ 9.9 grams/tonne for 2.19 million ounces.

Red Mountain Mining has received very high-grade silver results with good gold credits from channel sampling of outcropping lode mineralization at the new Lumbangan Ridge target within the Archangel prospect of the Batangas Gold Project, 120km south of Manila.

ECR Minerals has received positive assay results from phase 4 channel sampling at the Itogon epithermal gold project in Benguet Province, northern Philippines.

The Philippines needs to implement a fiscal regime which would impose an average effective tax rate (AETR) for the mining industry similar to other countries if it wants to attract investments, according to several business groups.

Outotec has opened a new office in Manila, the Philippines, as part of the company’s expansion in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The new office was inaugurated last week by Outotec’s APAC region president Stuart Sneyd in the presence of customers, ministries and industry associations.

An optimization study on OceanaGold’s Didipio Gold Project has delivered positive outcomes with underground development to be brought forward by one year. This work will now commence in the first quarter of 2015.