[ferro-alloys.com]In earlier period, DENR ordered some mining companies to halt their production. Later, These companies made appeals to DENR. According to the message from Philippine, DENR only approved one mining company. Most of them didn’t pass audit of DENR. There were about 13 companies accept the audit. Three of them were closed. Nine of them had to halt their production.

Jonas Leones, Vice Minister of DENR and spokeman said that DENR hadn’t published offical announcement, and they would announce the result soon. The result has been signed by Roy Cimatu, Minster of DENR.

It was said that Berong Nickel Corp had passed the audit. The nickel mining is belong to DMCI Holdings Inc

Three closed nickel mining includes:Claver Mineral Development and、Oriental Synergy Mining Corp、Laguna-based Ore Asia Mining and Development Corp

Nine nickel minings that halted their productions includes: Dinagat Islands-based Aam-Phil Natural Resources and Development Corp.、Krominco Inc., Libjo Mining Corp.、Wellex Mining Corp.、Carrascal Nickel Corp. 、Emir Mineral Resources Corp. 、Mt. Sinai Exploration and Development Corp. 、Zambales Diversified Metals Corp., and Strong Built Mining Development Corp.

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