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Edu Punay (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court has affirmed its ruling giving the government full control and supervision of mining operations in Agusan-Davao-Surigao Forest Reserve known as the “Diwal-wal Gold Rush Area.”

In a 46-page decision, the High Tribunal junked the appeal filed by Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corp. of its June 2006 decision that declared null and void its exploration permit (No. 133) over the area, which was initially issued to Marcopper Mining Corp. but the latter transferred it to SEM, its subsidiary company.

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