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IBA, Zambales, Philippines – The provincial government’s plan to overhaul the permitting system for mining and quarrying activities here have yielded an increase of P1.6 million during the first semester of 2010.
During his State of the Province Address (SoPA), Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said, “Aside from some duplication in mining claims, there were a lot […]

MASINLOC, Zambales, Philippines—Port authorities seized a Panamanian vessel on Thursday for allegedly carrying undocumented chromite ore, according to a belated report that reached the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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A UNIT of Nihao Mineral Resources International, Inc. has obtained the right to explore a mining tenement in Zambales province.
Nihao Mineral Resources told the bourse yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and wholly owned unit Mina Tierra Gracia, Inc. executed a mining production sharing agreement last Friday.
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From: business.inquirer.net
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines–British mining firm European Nickel Plc is investing $20 million to put up a heap leaching facility in Zambales that will test the compatibility of this type of processing with Philippine nickel ore.
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By Tonette Orejas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — The Army has been tapped to secure a mining subsidiary of a conglomerate involved in a dispute with another mining firm over a foreshore area being proposed as a port site in Sta. Cruz, Zambales.
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Army’s 7th Infantry Division […]

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, and Philippine metals explorer NiHAO Mineral Resources International Inc. signed an agreement today to look for nickel deposits in the Southeast Asian nation.
BHP will provide technical assistance to an initial exploration of NiHAO’s 7,102-hectare (17,549-acre) property in Zambales province, NiHAO Mineral President Jerry Angping said in an […]

Australian mining company Rusina Mining NL could invest in projects worth up to $714.3 million in the Philippines, chief executive Robert Gregory told an industry conference today.
“We are looking at different strategies and approaches to accelerate our mining interests in the Philippines,” Gregory said at the 7th Asia Pacific Mining Conference in Manila.

MANILA (XFN-ASIA) - Rusina Mining NL plans to invest up to 600 mln usd in the next four years for the development of various mine sites and the construction of a nickel processing plant in the Philippines, chief executive
Robert Gregory said.
‘We are looking at different strategies and approaches to accelerate our mining interests in the […]

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Australian-listed Rusina Mining announced Monday it would initiate exploration for nickel and plutonium at the Acoje mining area in Zambales, northwest of the Philippines capital of Manila, starting this year.
Robert Gregory, managing director of Rusina said in a statement, “We are very excited about the Acoje project. The property is quite […]

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Australian-based mining firm Rusina Mining NL announced that it has entered into an agreement with Philippine-based DMCI Holdings for initial nickel mining at its Acoje Project in Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Under the agreement, Rusina and DMCI would have a profit-sharing and partnering contract for at least five million tons of […]