Tag page - exploration permit

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, March 3 grilled officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to explain why there are substantial number of inactive, non-operational, invalid or unused exploration permits (EPs) and mineral production sharing...

The mining industry is still enjoying a continuous string of goods news as the Philippine government gives in to a years-long clamor by mining companies to allow the automatic renewal of the exploration period in the country. This means that a mining company exploring minerals in an area no longer...