Hendrik Martin, manager at DMCI’s nickel mine in Zambales province, said the company had received the order from the environment agency and would likely sell its 200,000-ton stockpile to China.

Despite sitting atop some of the world’s most abundant natural resources, successive governments have failed to take advantage of its vast riches, with critics blaming badly thought-out and nationalistic policies that make the country an uncertain place to in...

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) on Tuesday cited its right-to-know under the Freedom of Information (FOI) to compel the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to make public the audit report which was the basis for the closure of...

:The Philippine government has cancelled the environmental permits for four more mining projects, including one planned nickel venture, as the world’s top nickel ore supplier deepens a months-long crackdown on the resources sector.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez said on Thursday that the DENR has cancelled the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of three mining projects including Ipilan Nickel Project of Ipilan Nickel Corp., Nickel Deposit Mining Projec...

www.ferro-alloys.com:The Philippine government wants to finish auditing at least 25 out of 800 existing environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) within this year as it remains committed to get rid of companies who have spawned negative impact on the enviro...

www.ferro-alloys.com:At the 63rd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC), Philippine Mines Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) President Louie Sarmiento told reporters that despite the claims of Lopez that mining put people’s li...

www.ferro-alloys.com:Even after the government recently gave awards to some of the country’s biggest miners for adhering to safety and environmental standards, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has remained skeptical on the mining sector.