OceanaGold updates progress on Philippines development activities

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 […]

NZ-listed gold miner faces Philippines opposition

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 […]

Didipio settlers eyeland payment mode

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Mining firm settles with residents

A Nueva Vizcaya mining project anticipates an amicable sttlement of its land claims as residents had turned in to government to accept a generous land use compensation scheme.
Deeming the program to be a “once-in-a-life-time” chance to improve their livelihood, seven of the 12 remaining families in Barangay Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya who occupy land in public […]

Oceana Gold looks to buy more mines

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