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TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato (for MindaNews/ 20 October) – Anxiety and concerns are nearing boiling point in this placid town of Tampakan in South Cotabato. Above its rustic plains and beyond its surrounding lush mountains, a gathering storm and an expectant wait are brewing.
In a couple of years, the languid lifestyle of the town folks in […]

Representatives of a London-based mining firm are wooing Benguet town councilors, informing lawmakers of the company’s proposal to conduct a mining exploration. Its exploration permit application (Expa) involves more than 5,000 hectares in three towns.
MTL Philippines, a British mining company, reportedly appeared before Tublay town council recently to inform lawmakers of its intention to conduct […]

Toledo Mining Corp PLC said shipments of nickel ore from the Berong nickel project to China and Australia were affected by customer shipping schedules and the wet season on Palawan, an island province of the Philippines.
A total of 90,334 wet metric tons of laterite nickel ore at an average grade of 1.57 pct, or about […]

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, and Philippine metals explorer NiHAO Mineral Resources International Inc. signed an agreement today to look for nickel deposits in the Southeast Asian nation.
BHP will provide technical assistance to an initial exploration of NiHAO’s 7,102-hectare (17,549-acre) property in Zambales province, NiHAO Mineral President Jerry Angping said in an […]

Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MIO)(FRANKFURT:WKN 906167) is pleased to provide an update on activities from its projects in the Philippines. The NI 43-101 report for the Kay Tanda epithermal gold-silver prospect is well advanced and preliminary mine planning is in progress. At the Agata North Nickel Laterite Project, work on the 43-101 report has resumed, […]

UST under two years ago the Philippines Government was keen to spread the message that it wanted a slice of the resources boom and it was open for business on the mining front.
Not known for its resources exports, the nation is right on the doorstep of China and one of the best-mineralised nations in the […]

Communist rebels have attacked an Australian gold mining operation in a province in the central Philippines.
No casualties have been reported, but the rebels burned company equipment and vehicles, and carted away firearms.
Our reporter, Shirley Escalante, says the military has tightened security around the gold mine site of Australian company El Dore in Camarines Sur province.
Security […]

While non-government organization Oxfam Australia has written a report claiming community-dialogue processes haven’t been properly undertaken at the Didipio gold-copper development project in the Philippines, OceanaGold [ASX:OGC; TSX:OGC] has rejected the claims outright and warns it is reviewing its options for “legal redress.”
OceanaGold, a relatively recent addition to the Toronto Stock Exchange’s ranks, said it […]

Kalikasan PNE to mining firms, Arroyo administration: Stop harassing anti-mining LGU officials!
Pro-environment activists today vowed to launch an “international shame campaign” against an Australian-owned mining firm for filing a lawsuit against Romeo Tayaban, Mayor of Kasibu town in Nueva Vizcaya, who supported his constituents in opposing its exploration project.
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New Zealand goldminer Oceana Gold says it is considering legal action against Oxfam Australia after the international aid group claimed the miner pressured Filipino villagers to accept a proposed gold and copper mine.
Oxfam Australia yesterday released a report – based on a five-year investigation – claiming Oceana Gold used intimidation and inducements to pressure the […]