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Philippines sets second round of mining industry audit

Published 07/09/2019, 11:49 AM
Updated 07/09/2019, 11:50 AM
Philippines sets second round of mining industry audit

MANILA, July 9 (Reuters) -
* The Philippines' Mining Industry Coordinating Council
(MICC)
will undertake the second round of its "objective,
science-based, and fact-finding" audit of local mining
operations starting in the last week of July, Finance
Undersecretary Bayani Agabin said on Tuesday.
* The six-month audit follows the first round last year,
which
covered 27 of the country's more than three dozen mines. Of the
reviewed mines, 23 were cleared for compliance with
environmental and other state regulations and were allowed to
continue operating. * Four mines did not pass the first round of review and were
recommended for closure, although they were allowed to appeal
the decision with the Office of the President.
* Agabin said the second audit, which will cover 17 mines
across
the country, will be conducted by the same technical teams that
undertook the first round of review.
* The review will cover the environmental, economic, social,
legal
and technical aspects of the mining operations, he said in a
statement.
* Mining is a deeply contentious issue in the resource-rich
Southeast Asian country, the world's second biggest supplier of
nickel ore, after past examples of environmental mismanagement.
* Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly warned
miners to follow tighter environmental rules or shut down and is
strongly against open pit mining, despite a push by senior
officials of his administration to soften the policy.


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