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...
In 1949, a Soviet expedition in Siberia was looking for uranium to supply the national nuclear arsenal when it stumbled on a vast deposit of copper. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN More than 70 years later, a mining complex in Russia's Far East between Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean is finally due to...
Carmen Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlas Mining & Development Corporation, reported higher copper production and shipments in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of the year due to improvements in grades and milling tonnage. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
LONDON (AFP) - The price of copper on Tuesday hit a decade-high close to $10,000 a tonne, largely on strong Chinese demand and tight supplies of the metal used in popular electric wiring. Copper reached $9,965 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange -- the highest level since March 2011 -- on strike...
CopperMask launches its new and improved version with additional inclusions, enclosed non-woven fabric filters and validation card. 2020 has seen its fair share of what harm the dreaded Covid-19 can inflict on a country’s economy, let alone the health of its citizens. With the promise of a better...
In recent months, there’s been a surge of interest in materials laced with the copper, including bed sheets, socks, and coatings that can be sprayed onto surfaces. Multiple companies, too, are marketing face masks with built-in copper linings, touting their germ-killing...
Carmen Copper Corporation (CCC), an operating mine of Atlas Consolidated Mining Development Corporation (ACMDC) based in Toledo City, Cebu, confirmed that around that a slide happened at its Carmen Pit in the afternoon of December 21, 2020. In a statement, CCC said the slide at its mine operations...
