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Toledo Mining Corporation PLC said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Macroasia Corp to study a possible collaboration in mine development and on-site value-added processing of the Ipilan Nickel Project near Brooke’s Point, Palawan, Philippines.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 22 /CNW/ - OceanaGold Corporation (”OceanaGold” or “the Company”)(TSX, ASX, NZX:OGC) is pleased to provide an update on the development activities at its Didipio Gold-Copper project in northern Luzon, Philippines.
Development
The 21 kilometre road upgrade into the Didipio project currently has two contractors mobilized on the project. Light cars and trucks are already […]

From: Inquirer.net
Philex Mining Corp. said it produced P1.06 billion worth of copper, gold and silver from its mines in Benguet province in July, up slightly from P1.04 billion worth in June.
It told the stock exchange that its production reached 1.82 million kilograms of copper, 395,016 kg of gold and 373,897 grams of silver.
t said that […]

From: Inquirer.net
The Rapu-Rapu Polymetalic Project in the southeastern province of Albay paid P180 million in direct and indirect taxes in the first half of the year, said Carlos Dominguez, president of Australian-owned project proponent Lafayette Philippines Inc.
Dominguez said the project generated new businesses and thousands of new jobs on Rapu Rapu Island and in Albay.
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From: Inquirer.net
Author: Daxim Lucas
The largest Filipino-owned mining firm has expressed its interest in setting up operations in the gold-rich Mount Diwalwal Mining Reservation in Mindanao — a move that could help the government harness the potential of the controversial gold-rush area.
In an interview with the Inquirer, Philex Mining Corp. chairman and chief executive Walter Brown […]

Violence is feared likely to break out in a mountainous area of the Philippines – near the site of a multi-million-dollar gold and copper mine venture by New Zealand’s largest gold miner, Oceana Gold Ltd.
The Philippine Star newspaper reported that anti-mining villagers – already stirred up over having New Zealand-listed Oceana’s operation in […]

Anti-mining protesters in the Philippines are opposing further developments in a mountainous area near the site of Oceana Gold’s gold and copper mine.
The Philippine Star newspaper reported that anti-mining villagers - already stirred up over having New Zealand-listed Oceana’s operation in the area - are blockading an Australian-owned company, Oxiana Philippines, which is moving in […]

MANILA: Manila Mining won approval from the Philippine government to explore and extract minerals from an area that includes a planned development with Anglo American, the world’s second-biggest mining company.
Manila Mining, an affiliate of Lepanto Consolidated Mining, signed a so-called mineral production sharing agreement covering 5,000 hectares, or 12,355 acres, in […]