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Proactive Investors reported that Rusina Mining’s heap leach pad and pilot plant is now complete at its Acoje nickel laterite heap leach project on Luzon Island.
As per report, JV partner European Nickels’ rolls crusher has been transferred from its Caldag operation in Turkey and has now arrived on site at Acoje and is in the […]

MANILA, Sep 25, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) — PLXCF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Philex Mining Corp. (PX.PH), the Philippines’ most profitable miner, said Friday that it exported 8,645 ounces of gold and 1,164 metric tons of copper early this week.
The value of the shipment, extracted from 5,012 […]

Philippines nickel miner Rusina Mining (ASX: RML; AIM: RMLA) has reported the heap leach pad and pilot plant is now complete at its Acoje nickel laterite heap leach project on Luzon Island.
JV partner European Nickels’ rolls crusher has been transferred from its Caldag operation in Turkey, and has now arrived on site at Acoje and […]

MindaNews
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/23 Sep) – The Sagittarius Mines, Inc. has started the process of getting an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) for its copper and gold project.
“We already embarked on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Tampakan project. There’s a range of specialist studies being conducted by international and local experts who […]

Paul Anthony A. Isla / Reporter
IN encouraging coal developers to participate in the exploration of coal resources, the Department of Energy (DOE) said it will offer more coal-development contracts to ensure adequate, sustainable and affordable source of energy.
Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said the Philippines has a vast potential for coal resources and is just awaiting […]

Manuel T. Cayon / Reporter
DAVAO CITY—The Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) has set its eyes on 2016 as the likely year it will start mining its gold-and-copper concession that traverses the south-central Mindanao triboundary in what could yet be the country’s biggest operation of a confirmed world-class deposit.
SMI’s corporate-community sustainability manager Elvie Grace Ganchero told the […]

Danny O. Calleja / Correspondent
VIRAC, Catanduanes—Public consultations slated last week on the coal-mining contract approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) covering a vast site within this island-province have been canceled reportedly due to the “heat” generated by the issue.
This developed in the wake of a call by Msgr. Manolo de los Santos, bishop of […]

Neil Dowling
PERTH-based CGA Mining is closer to making a $2.7 million share placement to fund activities at its Masbate gold project in the Philippines.
The share placement is being made through CGA’s listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and will be at C$1.70 (about $1.85) a share.
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By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star)
MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang reported over the weekend that two global mining firms, a telecommunications company and alternative energy developer have committed to expand their operations in the Philippines.
Executives of Metals Exploration PLC, the Rio Tinto Group, T-Mobile and the Bronzeoak Group met separately with President Arroyo in London, […]

It is reported that Berong Nickel Corporation will not reopen its nickel mine in southwestern Philippines, suspended since February 2009, until nickel prices rebound to at least USD 18,000 per tonne.
Mr George Bujtor head of mining operations at Atlas Consolidated Mining said that “Nickel prices are still too low to restart operations. The figure you’re […]