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The big players in the country’s mining industry will gather various stakeholders for a conference on September 19 and 20 in Mandaluyong City to chart a path toward maximizing the potential of the mining sector while addressing market dynamics, industry trends, internal capabilities, environmental concerns, and economic impacts. Organized by…

The national government should strengthen its partnership with as many sectors of the society in adopting a risk-management approach dealing with disasters and in incorporating sustainability measures in corporations’ business models, environment and sustainability experts said. In a conference o

President Marcos ordered yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to strengthen its regulatory powers on small- and large-scale mining to ensure the safety of miners and to provide them with the assistance they need.

The government is pushing for a new mining fiscal regime that is expected to provide some P38 billion in additional revenues yearly for the state in a bid to contribute to economic recovery from the pandemic.

The country’s mining industry had a lot to be happy about last year.

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) has elected former Press Secretary and lawyer Michael Toledo as its next chairman, replacing Nickel Asia Corp. chairman Gerard Brimo. COMP is composed of large-scale metallic mines. The group represents the country’s big players in the mining industry. Brimo, who had been at…

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 ado

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) announced on Tuesday the adoption of the Climate Change Protocol of the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative. This brings to eight the number of measurement tools that COMP-members will use to grade their environmental and social performance. This came after the TSM…

Published April 30, 2021, 8:00 AM After suffering from major regulatory impediments for nearly a decade, it may take some time before the mining sector of the Philippines, one of the most highly mineralized countries in the world, to recover despite the government’s recent policy decisions that favor the industry. On Thursday, Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) Chairman Gerard Brimo said that despite the passage of Executive Order (EO) 130 – which amended EO 79 of the Aquino adminis...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read MANILA, April 29 (Reuters) - The Philippines will review operations of its more than 50 mines in a new round of an industry-wide audit, the government said on Thursday, with coverage expanded to include some nickel projects in a southern province. The audit, to begin in October, will cover the operations of four mines within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which produces mainly high-grade nickel, the finance ministry said in a statement. ...