Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
The Philippine mining industry contributed ₱102.3 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released by Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on June 21. In the report, the DENR-MGB estimated the metallic mineral […]
THE mining sector accounted for P102.3 billion, equivalent to 0.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). The MGB said in a statement Tuesday that the value of metallic mineral production, including gold, nickel ore, mixed nickel-cobalt sulfide, scandium oxalate, chromite, and iron was P132.69 billion, […]
The final draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130 is now awaiting the signature of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, according to Mines and Geosciences Bureau’s (MGB) top official. This is more than two months since President Rodrigo Duterte signed EO 130, which amended the Aquino Administration’s EO 79 and lifted the […]
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is expected to release an administrative order that will allow for automatic renewals of the period set for mining exploration, according to an official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
The ban on open-pit mining is expected to be lifted soon as the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 130 have been finalized for the approval of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu.
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC), a subsidiary of listed nickel miner Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MHI), is targeting to ship 2.035 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore this year, higher than the 1.732 million WMT it shipped in 2020.
In a simple turnover ceremony held recently at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga Regional Office in Butuan City, DENR Undersecretary for Enforcement, Mining and Muslim Affairs Jim O. Sampulna officiated the turnover of leadership for the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Regional Office 13 between outgoing Regional Director Glenn Marcelo C. Noble and incoming OIC-Regional Director Larry M. Heradez.
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) distributed vegetable seeds to the residents of Carrascal to ease the difficulties in food supply during the quarantine. The initiative was in support of “Gulayan sa Panimalay” a project of the Department of Agriculture.
Agata programs benefit some 10,000 families and 4,000 scholars
Listed Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) is eyeing to acquire a 20 percent interest in a Chinese ore value-added processor.