TAMPAKAN, Philippines In a move celebrated by anti-mining activists, local officials in the southern Philippine municipality of Tampakan have canceled the business permit for a controversial copper and gold mine, citing alleged fraud and misrepresentation by the operator, Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI). “The firm does not have a permit anymore from the local government […]
The South Cotabato provincial government agreed to amend its environment law to allow open-cut mining, paving the way for the controversial project to start.
The South Cotabato provincial government has lifted a ban on open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory obstacle for a long-delayed copper and gold project in the country's restive south, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said Monday.
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): A Philippine provincial government has lifted a ban on open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory obstacle for a long-delayed copper and gold project in the country's restive south, a senior official said Monday (May 16).