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Philippines to decide on mine suspension appeals before year-end

Published 09/18/2019, 04:01 PM
Updated 09/18/2019, 04:10 PM
Philippines to decide on mine suspension appeals before year-end

MANILA, Sept 18 (Reuters) -
* The Philippines' Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said
on
Wednesday that it has granted a breather of another six months
or until the year-end to five suspended mining companies,
including two nickel ore producers, to rectify previous
violations of environmental regulations before they can be
allowed to resume operations
* "They have to take major corrective measures, including
correcting tailings pond issues and river siltation," MGB
Director Wilfredo Moncano told reporters
* The five companies are nickel ore producers Wellex Mining
Corp
and Aam-Phil Natural Resources Exploration and Development Corp,
chromite producers Krominco Inc and Mt. Sinai Mining Exploration
and Development Corp, and iron ore producer Ore Asia Mining and
Development Corp
* The industry watchdog has already recommended to the
Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to lift suspension
of nickel ore producer Zambales Diversified Metals Corp and iron
ore producer Strong Built Mining Development Corp * Recently, the DENR lifted the suspension orders issued
against
nickel ore producers such as Berong Nickel Corp, Carrascal
Nickel Corp and Emir Mineral Resources Corp
* The suspended nickel miners, in particular, have appealed
to the
MGB to speed up resolution of their cases, as they hope to be
able to resume operations before Indonesia's ban on nickel ore
exports begins in 2020, Moncano said
* Philippine nickel miners are likely to ramp up ore output
by
next year, but their production capacity is limited by a number
of factors, including government-imposed mining curbs



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