A new Minahang Bayan area was allowed to operate in Benguet Province amid government efforts to increase the country’s gold and silver output especially with the declaration of mining areas where small-scale miners could legally operate in. A statement from Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)...
The Philippines has lifted the nationwide ban on open-pit mining, reversing an order put in place in 2017 by late and former Environment Secretary Regina Paz Lopez to “protect the environment”. OPEN PIT Environment Undersecretary for Enforcement, Mining, and Muslim Affairs Jim Sampulna said...
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), composed of some of the biggest mining companies in the country, has adopted a major climate change protocol to align with the global sustainability initiative among many mining companies around the world. 51395 In a statement, COMP said it has...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is eyeing increased production in gold and silver amid plans to fast-track the declaration of more Minahang Bayan areas across different parts of the country. In a statement, MGB, an attached agency to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
The Philippines’ production of metallic minerals were mostly down during the first nine months of the year, but value was higher at P121.16 billion due to continuing increase in prices in the world market. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) showed that the country’s metallic...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is pushing for policies that would gradually restrict the exportation of raw minerals to pave the way for more mineral processing and value-adding in the country's mining sector. During the MGB Stakeholders Forum on Thursday, Juancho Pablo Galvez, chief of MGB...
The provincial government of La Union has stopped the quarry operations along Aringay River in Tubao for alleged violation of national laws and provincial ordinances. In a letter dated September 23, 2021, the provincial government asked a certain Edelberto C. Garcia "to cease and desist your...
The first six months of the year have been good to the Philippines’ mining sector, with strong metal prices pushing the value of metals output up to P68.63 billion and gold and nickel, which account for most of the country’s mineral production, registering higher output from January to June....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opted to keep the nationwide ban on open-pit mines amid the clamor of environmental groups. This was after the government agency attempted to insert a provision in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order 130 that...
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130 – which lifted the moratorium on new mining projects and the nationwide ban on open-pit mining method – has already been signed by Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu. mining In a text message, Mines and...
The government has declared two Minahang Bayan (MB) areas in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) covering a combined mining area of 50 hectares. In two separate announcements, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in CAR said that the Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board of Abra (PMRB-Abra)...
The nickel industry in the Philippines, one of the most highly mineralized countries in the world, will keep its growth momentum this year despite the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said it is optimistic that the nickel...
