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MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed its December 2020 ruling against a nickel mining firm in Central Luzon, turning down its plea for a court order to press its rights over a contested area covered by its agreement with the government. In a February 22 resolution released on Thursday, the CA's Sixth Division denied for lack of merit the motion filed by the Zambales Diversified Metals Corp. (ZDMC) in its suit against the Acoje Residents Association (ARA). The firm had been among the mining companies ordered closed by the late former Environment secretary Gina Lopez in 2017 for lapses in compliance with government mining regulations. "Considering that there are no substantial issues raised in the motion (for reconsideration filed by ZDMC), we find no cogent or compelling reason to alter, modify or reverse the said decision," the appellate court said. The mining firm took the case to the CA to appeal the 2017 decision of the Iba, Zambales Regional Trial Court Bra