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The Governor said his administration has resolved to set the state on the path of effective resource management.

In  Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards v. Red River Coal Co., ___ F.3d ___, No. 19-2194, 2021 WL 1182464 (4th Cir. 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held that Red River Coal Companys (Red River) compliance with its Clean Water Act permit shielded Red River from liability under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Several citizens groups brought suit against Red River for discharges of pollutants from the inactive North Fox Gap Surface Mine in Virginia. Those d...

Date Time Department releases mining tenement position papers Following recent court decisions regarding the administration of the Mining Act 1978 and Mining Regulations 1981, the Resource Tenure Division of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has published a series of position papers. The documents set out DMIRS’ policy in relation to various tenement administration matters. An initial series of eight papers have been published, with the department planning to rel...

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Editorial On April 14, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an order lifting a moratorium on new mining permits in place since 2012. The order references the need for new growth to support an equitable economy and help the “underprivileged”, as well as to supply raw materials for the government’s Build, Build, Build infrastructure plan. The Philippines is a major exporter of copper and gold and in 2020 became the number one exporter of nickel ore to China, after Indonesia imposed a ban on raw...

Some of government’s infrastructure affected by dredging and mining activities By Sun Apr 18 2021 Mining and dredging business in Akwa Ibom State is a source of income to the owners of the business, an employer of labour for many and also a major source of raw materials for construction of roads and bridges. Without dredging and mining activities in the state, it would probably have been difficult for the Akwa Ibom State Government to source for sand, a major raw material used for the buildin...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → April → 16 → Duterte’s new mining order disastrous to environment—groups Duterte’s new mining order disastrous to environment—groups BY RAYMUND VILLANUEVA President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the nine-year moratorium on new mineral agreements, earning warnings from various groups of further corporate plunder of the environment and more natural disasters. Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Cullamat said she is dismayed with Duterte’s...

Philippines Duterte Lifts Ban On New Mining Deals 04/15/21 AT 7:04 AM Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte officially lifted a nine-year ban on new mining projects Thursday, in a controversial move aimed at boosting state revenue and spurring investment in the countrys coronavirus-devastated economy. The mining industry has stagnated since 2012 when Dutertes predecessor, Benigno Aquino, imposed a moratorium on new projects following public backlash over a series of devastating mining accidents....

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Kalikasan PNE expressed fear in a statement Thursday, April 15 that the move–made official by an Executive Order (EO)–might lead to more disasters during the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “[President] Duterte’s order to lift the mining agreement moratorium will be a disaster upon disaster because the Mining Act of 1995 is still in place. We cannot allow this deluge of destructive large-scale mining when communities are still suffering ...

‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits by Leilani Chavez on 15 April 2021 President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a ban on issuing licenses for new mining operations in the Philippines, marking an about-face from a previous anti-mining stance that saw him ban open-pit mining in 2017 and close or suspend 26 mining operations for environmental violations. The government says the industry, which contributed 0.76% to the country’s GDP in 2020, is important...