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Lafayette mines more metal amid restructuring Lafayette Mining Ltd which has faced typhoons, cyanide spills and crippling hedging losses at its mine in the Philippines, on Wednesday reported a rise in metal production.
Output increased 12% in the September quarter over the previous quarter to 1,726 equivalent t of copper, including […]

From: Inquirer.net
The Rapu-Rapu Polymetalic Project in the southeastern province of Albay paid P180 million in direct and indirect taxes in the first half of the year, said Carlos Dominguez, president of Australian-owned project proponent Lafayette Philippines Inc.
Dominguez said the project generated new businesses and thousands of new jobs on Rapu Rapu Island and in Albay.
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The exploitation of a country’s mineral resources can only be justified if it does not irreparably damage the environment and if it benefits the community and the nation as a whole. This is beyond all argument. “(From the DENR Summary Report on Rapu-Rapu)
The US$42-million (P2.2. billion) Rapu-Rapu Polymetal-lic Mining Project is intended to produce gold, […]

Lafayette Philippines has accused anti-mining groups of what it described as irresponsible and misguided advocacy that is actually anti-poor and economically destructive.
“These groups are paid to taint mining companies and seek to close them down in the guise of protecting the environment. For them, it is actually a job, which makes them fake champions because […]

An elder from the remote Philippine island of Rapu Rapu has made his way to Melbourne to call on the Australian firm Lafayette to halt its mining operations. Antonio Mingoy Casitas has brought a petition signed by 3,000 fellow islanders demanding that the mine be shut down; they say it’s polluted nearby land and waterways, […]

For the nearly 50,000 residents of Rapu-Rapu, Albay and the adjoining municipality of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon, fishing has been the primary livelihood for generations.
The fish that they catch from Lagonoy Gulf and Albay Gulf is not just their staple food, it is also a main source of income for the communities, no matter how […]

When Australia’s Lafayette Mining Ltd began its polymetallic mining operations on the eastern Philippine island of Rapu-Rapu two years ago, it was met with stiff resistance from residents and environmental activists.
“They are not welcome here,” Domingo Guinan, a 40-year-old fisherman and farmer, said as he bluntly voiced out his opposition to Lafayette’s mining project.

Rapu-Rapu, Philippines - When Australia’s Lafayette Mining Ltd began its polymetallic mining operations on the eastern Philippine island of Rapu-Rapu two years ago, it was met with stiff resistance from residents and environmental activists.
‘They are not welcome here,’ Domingo Guinan, a 40-year-old fisherman and farmer, said as he bluntly voiced out his opposition to Lafayette’s […]

Manila: Philippine copper output is expected to rise 85 per cent this year and gold output by 16 per cent due to the opening of new mines funded by foreigners, Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes said yesterday.
“Our projections show that, indeed, the Philippine mining industry is facing a major take-off in the next two to three […]

AUSTRALIA’S Lafayette Mining, the first overseas company to run a copper mine in the Philippines after investment rules were relaxed in 2004, will next month send its first bulk shipment since the project reopened.
The company will export 2000 tonnes of copper concentrate and 3000 tonnes of zinc concentrate from its mine on the island of […]