Opportunities can be maximized if miners are backed by improved policies, mining industry leaders agree By Adrian Paul B. Conoza, Special Features Assistant Editor Amid a gradual move towards economic recovery in the 'now normal', as well as a greater call for sustainability among businesses, how does the mining industry aim to …
This study examined the practices in the small-scale gold mining (SSGM) industry in the Philippines, particularly the working conditions of miners and workers during gold extraction and processing.
Here's a look at some of the challenges of mining gold in the Philippines, as well as its growth potential and an overview of the publicly traded companies that are …
The Philippines is the world's twenty-fifth-largest producer of gold in 2023, with output up by 0.17% on 2022.
The Philippine government has passed a new law exempting small-scale gold mining from some taxes, opening up a new future for the country's gold sector.
The global economy's move towards a more sustainable and greener environment will significantly increase the demand for mineral resources. The Philippine mining industry in this regard is ...
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TAMPAKAN, Philippines — In a move celebrated by anti-mining activists, local officials in the southern Philippine municipality of Tampakan have canceled the business permit for a controversial ...
To further support the goal of enabling sustainable practices in the Philippine mining sector and preserving biomes for future generations, Project PAMANA was created. Contrary to popular belief, mining as an industry in the Philippines is being practiced scientifically and with economic sustainability in mind as emphasized by Dr. Eslava.
TAMPAKAN, Philippines — For nearly a decade, Nora Sukal was the public face of Indigenous opposition to the Tampakan project, a planned gold and copper mine on Blaan tribal land in Mindanao in ...
Photo credit: TVI-Agata's nickel DSO process To paraphrase a popular mining saying, "They are making a ton of money and the Philippines is not getting a nickel." The Philippines needs to maximize revenue from its nickel mining operations. Further up, the mining value chain presents more opportunities for the country to realize …
Until today, gold mining is a major industry and source of livelihood for the people of Itogon. Aside from traditional small-scale mining, which is acknowledged as a …
The Philippines continues to rank among the top in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of metal reserves, most notably for nickel, and ranks fourth in nickel reserves …
The artisanal small-scale gold mining industry employs some 300,000 to 500,000 miners in at least 30 provinces across the Philippines, according to an industry report.
Do the proposed reforms in the mining fiscal regime bill favor the industry, to the detriment of host communities and the government?
These conditions make small-scale mining communities more vulnerable to natural disasters. In the Philippines, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is practiced in more than 30 provinces across the country, employs around 300,000 to 500,000 miners, and supports the livelihood of another two million people nationwide. …
mining, process of extracting useful minerals from the surface of the Earth, including the seas.A mineral, with a few exceptions, is an inorganic substance occurring in nature that has a definite chemical composition and distinctive physical properties or molecular structure. (One organic substance, coal, is often discussed as a mineral as …
Last year saw miners experiencing record profitability and revenue. While the industry continues to benefit from relative high metal prices and opportunities from the clean energy transition and digital transformation, there are identified risks arising from COVID-19's resurgence and disruptions, potential for weaker-than-expected global …
The AGC Philippines, through its technology transfer component of planetGOLD Philippines project, seeks to systematically curtail the reliance on mercury and enhance …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining baseline report: ... shaping various industry practices, and in limiting the capacity of vulnerable miners to ... and economic conditions in ASGM in the Philippines. The study covers three mining municipalities, including Labo and Paracale in Camarines Norte and T'boli in South Cotabato.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the artisanal gold supply chain and broken the cash for gold income system that rural miners depend on in ASGM …
In August 2022, the House of Representatives' Committee on Ways and Means approved a bill proposing a new fiscal regime for the Philippine mining industry, following the previous proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) and which will cover existing and prospective large-scale metallic mine, regardless of location.
Mining in the Philippines started in the pre-colonial period. In a number of regions in the archipelago, indigenous communities mined for gold, copper and many other minerals. Natives from all over the Philippines used gold, pearls, agate, and so on, for body ornaments.
Investment Specialist Kristal Jaylo (far left) and Monitoring Evaluation Specialist Emmaleeh Pequit with the women in a community in Agusan del Sur after a focus group discussion on women's participation in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) provides livelihoods for rural communities and ...
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) For more than a century, the Kankanaey and Ibaloy Peoples of Itogon, Benguet province in the Cordillera region of Northern Luzon in the Philippines have been waging a struggle against the injustices of large-scale corporate mining. As they continue to fight to reclaim their land, lifeways, …
Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …
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A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a new fiscal regime for the mining sector, which is expected to generate PHP37.5 billion in its first full year of implementation. The House ways and means committee approved a bill proposing a rationalized and single fiscal regime applicable to all existing and prospective large-scale …
RTEPC exploratory works identified high extensive gold anomalies in soil and high grade epithermal gold mineralization in Balabag. Maiden exploration drilling …