Pepito Guimalan, 61, village chief of Maya in MacArthur, said mining had become a vital alternative livelihood. “Our land is rich in magnetite sand, which makes it less ideal for farming,” Guimalan ...
Sixty-one suspects, including two Chinese nationals, were arrested during intensified anti-illegal mining operations in the ...
Semirara Mining & Power Corp. (SMPC) assured investors Thursday that its operations remain "business as usual" following a Department of Energy (DOE) ...
SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — It’s been three years since production began at a coal mine in the mountain village of Ned, some 1,500 kilometers, nearly 1,000 miles, south of Manila, on the southern ...
Manila: The Philippines, with over 7,640 islands, isn’t just about stunning beaches — it's a gold trove with rich mineral deposits. Mining is a major industry in the country, with a mix of large-scale ...
A recent survey by the Davao Oriental provincial government engineering office revealed that a strip mine operating in the province had scraped bare about 200 hectares of forestland. After the survey, ...