Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments in 2019 may fall by a fifth to a nine-year low of 24 million wet metric tons (WMT) following the decision of the government to minimize the disturbed area of mining operations. Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) President Dante R. Bravo attributed the projected decline in nickel shipments to the policy […]
THE Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is projecting a decline in nickel production of 10-20% in 2019, though companies expect to be profitable, with economic activity driven by the May elections and the ‘Build, Build, Build’ infrastructure program. At the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City on Wednesday, Dante R. Bravo, PNIA president, said: “It’s likely […]
Platinum Group Metal Corporation‘s 10-man firefighting contingent comprised primarily of staff from the Mine Safety department. Placed 2nd runner-up in firefighting competition held at Melvin Jones grounds on the last day of the Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference – Anmsec organized by the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association. The Firefighting field competition […]
TVIRD’s Agata receives top honors at the mining industry’s annual safety and environment summit Baguio City, Philippines / November 2018 – Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) – a nickel laterite joint venture company of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD) and MRL Nickel Philippines – was honored Friday night with the prestigious Presidential Mineral Industry Environment […]
For the first time, Agata Mining Ventures Inc., a nickel laterite joint venture company of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. and MRL Nickel Philippines, was honored with the Presidential Mineral Industry Environment Award (PMIEA). PMIEA is the highest award given by the government to mining companies for upholding the Philippine mining industry’s highest safety and […]
CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur — From its humble beginnings, the employee-owned cooperative of Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) is stronger, with plans for expansion in the comings months. Established in 2016 with only a handful members, the Responsableng Manggagawa ng Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation Consumers Cooperative (RMMMDCCC) has already grown into 100 members […]
For the first time, the mining firm Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) received a presidential award. AMVI – a nickel laterite joint venture company of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD) and MRL Nickel Philippines – was honored Friday night with the prestigious Presidential Mineral Industry Environment Award (PMIEA). PMIEA is the highest award that the […]
Committed to environmental protection and realizing the economic potential of bamboo, employees of Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC), the subsidiary of publicly-listed, Marcventures Holdings Inc., celebrated World Bamboo Day by planting acclimatized bamboo seedlings high up the mountains surrounding the Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, Rizal. The environmental initiative is in partnership with Mga Anak […]
MANILA — China’s growing appetite for electric vehicles is helping drive demand for nickel ore in the Philippines’ largest export market for the mineral, the head of an industry group said Tuesday. An ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington, however, is a “concern” because it has the potential to slow demand, said Dante Bravo, […]
Global Ferronickel Holdings President Dante Bravo said he quit a lucrative accounting job and traded balance sheets for nickel ore because he couldn’t say no to his father-in-law.