Nickel group plants 6.3M trees

THE Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) through its 8-member companies, reported a total of 6.3 million trees planted over 3,167 hectares in their respective mining areas. The group said that despite the slowdown in operations during the community quarantine period, members have planted an additional 809,656 more trees in the first two quarters of 2020 […]


Nickel miners boost greening programs

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) has planted an additional 809,656 trees in the first two quarters of 2020, bringing the total number of planted trees to over 6 million to date. In a virtual press conference on Wednesday, PNIA President Dante Bravo said the association, through its eight member-companies, had planted a total of 6.3 million […]


Miner sets P2.75B projects

Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MHI) will invest up to P2.75 billion for the development of an additional nickel mine resource as well as of the country’s first two bauxite mining resources. In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Isidro Alcantara Jr., MHI president, said P250 million will go to the new nickel mine while the bulk will […]


FNI steel plant to begin construction in early 2021

Listed Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) announced on Wednesday that it would start constructing a $50-million steel manufacturing plant in Mariveles town, Bataan province by the first quarter of 2021. During a virtual briefing hosted by the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), FNI President Dante Bravo said his company “would have wanted to begin construction […]


Nickel industry seen maintaining output

Despite the pandemic, the Philippines, the world’s top nickel producer and one of the most highly mineralized countries globally, may still end up with the same output of 40 million to 45 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore this year. Moreover, nickel mining firms may even book higher earnings on the back of […]


Marcventures to develop bauxite mine in Samar

Listed nickel miner Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MHI) is set to develop a mining property in Samar for its bauxite properties. Once approved by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, this will make MHI the only firm in the country with bauxite as a mineral commodity. According to MHI president Isidro Alcantara, the company has set aside […]


Nickel Miners Plant 6.59M Trees

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reported Wednesday that its member companies have planted 6.59 million trees covering 3,167 hectares of land as of August 2020 as part of its environmental protection and enhancement programs (EPEP).   In a virtual press conference, PNIA president Dante Bravo said there was an increase of 13.9 percent […]


PNIA invests P203-M on environmentally-sound mining

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) on Wednesday disclosed that it has invested over P203 million in the first half of the year to fully implement an environmentally-sound mining. PNIA executive director Charmaine Olea-Capili, in a briefing, told reporters that a bulk of the investment or about P60 million was set aside for “progressive rehabilitation” […]


Nickel miners plant 6.59M trees

  MANILA – The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reported Wednesday that its member companies have planted 6.59 million trees covering 3,167 hectares of land as of August 2020 as part of its environmental protection and enhancement programs (EPEP).    In a virtual press conference, PNIA president Dante Bravo said there was an increase of 13.9 […]


Marcventures sets P2.8-B capex for three new mine sites

Nickel miner Marcventures Holdings, Inc. (MHI) had set aside a combined amount of nearly P2.8 billion to get at least three new mining ventures going, two of which are in Samar while the other one is in Surigao, a top company official said. MHI President Isidro Alcantara, Jr. said in a virtual briefing on Wednesday […]