Mining News
UPDATE 1-Philippines plans new law to ensure...
24 July, 2017 at 09:48
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday the government will draft a new law for the country’s mining industry, which he said pays too little in tax and not enough in compensation for any environmental damage.
The Sixth Anniversary Arangkada Philippines Forum: Implementing...
12 July, 2017 at 10:44
The Sixth Anniversary Arangkada Philippines Forum of the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines will be held at the Marriott Grand Ballroom on September 14, 2017.
Gov’t must implement mining laws
18 May, 2017 at 16:30
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III yesterday reiterated that as mandated under the law, the government would implement mining rules and regulations, whether critics like it or not.
Gov’t assures miners of fair audit
15 May, 2017 at 16:48
With the appointment of a new environment secretary, the head of the Duterte administration’s economic team yesterday assured concerned companies that, as mandated by law, they would be given due process as the government undertakes audit of mining firms.
[OPINION] Split it
12 May, 2017 at 09:53
The acrimonious controversy over the role of Gina Lopez as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources brings to the forefront what I’ve long argued: that the DENR should be split.
CA rejects Gina Lopez as environment secretary
3 May, 2017 at 14:10
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, May 3, rejected the ad interim appointment of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez after 3 confirmation hearings.
Lopez bans open pit mining
2 May, 2017 at 15:30
Just a few days before her confirmation hearing, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez threw another shot at the mining industry after she issued an order banning all prospective open pit mines in the country.
Philippines Moves to Shut Mines Accused of...
2 May, 2017 at 12:00
The Philippine mining town of Claver is busy with bakeries, fruit stands, pool halls and karaoke bars. In the mountains nearby, bulldozers cling to treeless slopes, scooping out red soil and leaving gaping pits. On the horizon, cargo ships wait to bring nickel ore to China.
Would banning mining jeopardize our quality of...
29 March, 2017 at 10:15
Anti-mining groups proliferate these days. They want to ban mining because it is anti-environment. Do they really mean what they say?
Phl may stop exports of unprocessed minerals
9 March, 2017 at 13:00
The Philippines is likely to lose its tag as the world’s top nickel ore exporter as the government may halt the export of unprocessed minerals as part of efforts to revive the country’s iron and steel industry, an official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday.
Gov’t starts review of mines closure
8 March, 2017 at 12:00
The review of the existing 28 mines ordered closed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to kick off today.
Common ground
21 February, 2017 at 17:00
A confrontation between the local mining industry and the government has been expected ever since President Duterte appointed antimining advocate Gina Lopez to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Council to review DENR closure of mining...
21 February, 2017 at 14:00
The government’s Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) is bent on subjecting to review the recent decision of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez to close down some mining firms and terminate existing government contracts with mining companies.
Mining council buckles down for review
21 February, 2017 at 13:00
The government is scrambling to contain spreading business concern over twin decisions by the Environment department earlier this month to cancel the permits of nearly a hundred mine projects
