Mining companies allot P21.4M for social programs

May 6th, 2011

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 5 (PIA) — Mining Companies and Industrial Sand & Gravel Permittees in Central Luzon will be allocating a total of P21.4 million this year for the implementation of their respective Social Development and Management Programs (SDMP).
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) information officer Flor Miranda revealed that Holcim Philippines Inc.-Bulacan […]

Pinatubo Aetas resist mining project

March 15th, 2011

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PORAC, Pampanga, Philippines—A mining firm met strong opposition from Aetas who attended the first public consultation that the company held on Saturday for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of its copper, gold and silver extraction project within the tribe’s ancestral domain in Barangay Camias here.
Edgardo David, a geologist leading the EIA team, said Shuley Mine […]