Taganito Mining News Today

BEGINNING this year, all 19 members of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) with operating mines in the Philippines will fully implement the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative. TSM is a global ESG performance measurement standard—with public reporting—that the organization adopted in 2017. There are currently 16 COMP…

THE value of metallic mineral production in the Philippines rose by 8.06 percent during the first six months of 2023, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) said on Monday.

Typhoon Odette overwhelmed the Province of Dinagat Islands a few days before Christmas, leaving a devastation that continues to be a disheartening spectacle to this day, 3 months after the typhoon made a landfall in the island province. Ricardo Piquero, Purok Chairman of Barangay Legaspi, where sitio Cagais is located,…

As in past natural calamities, Filipino miners were among the first to help victims of Typhoon Odette.

AS soon as Typhoon “Odette” made landfall and devastated Visayas and Mindanao on December 16, mining companies have started to deploy rescue and relief teams in typhoon-affected areas to help affected communities. From providing clean water and food packages, to construction materials needed for those who lost their homes to…

As in past natural calamities, Filipino miners were among the first to help victims of Typhoon Odette.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has awarded several mining companies for their initiatives and achievements in environmental management and development, among other efforts, during the recent National Mine Safety and Environment Conference. In a statement, the DENR said t