The Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is asking for a budget of P1.24 billion for 2014, 24 percent higher than the approved P999 million for this year.
The government resumed acceptance of applications for new mining permits on Monday and had some 126 by afternoon, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
Gold and copper producer Philex Mining Corp. promised to cooperate with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which ordered the company to pay the P1.03-billion fine for tailings leak at its mining site in Benguet.
The Philippines is leaving no stone unturned in its quest for rare earth elements, or REE—a major component of electronic products.
MANILA, Philippines—A gold-rich area in Surigao del Norte may soon be up for bidding, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). This, if the company formerly in charge of exploration loses its hold on the asset. “The initial period for exploration is only 10 years. San Manuel Mining Corp. (SMMC), the company that [...]
The Philippines has lowered its mining investment target this year due to slow developments in key projects, government officials said in a briefing.
About 1,000 islanders on Monday demonstrated outside the regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Surigao City, voicing anger over what they claimed were bureaucratic red tape and anomalies that affect their mining jobs.
The Philex Mining Corp. has obtained a week’s extension to comment on the P1.034-billion penalty imposed by government for the sediment breach at its Padcal mine tailings dam in Benguet province.
Buying a lot to build a new house? Check out the government’s geohazard maps first to see if the property is located in a place prone to floods or landslides.
Government teams supervised by Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Leo Jasareno confirmed that leaks from the waste containment dam of Philex Mining Corp. in Itogon, Benguet, had been stopped.
Government agents have seized a huge amount of magnetite sand (iron ore) that had been illegally mined by two companies in Camarines Norte before this was to be shipped to China.
The Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) has activated its Safety Networking Action Program (SNAP) to rescue victims and retrieval bodies after receiving reports on the landslide in Pantukan, Compostela Valley, from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
