Lifting of open pit ban to boost mining
The government said it expects to revitalize not only the mining sector but also the entire economy, with the lifting ...
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Mining ban still in effect, says Roque
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has yet to lift a ban on new open pit mining operations even after the interagency Mining ...
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Govt reviews ban on open-pit mining
The government is currently reviewing an order which prohibits the use of open-pit mining for prospective gold, silver and copper ...
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Do we really need mining?
President Rodrigo R. Duterte pronounced that the country would survive without mining companies and that mining as an industry is ...
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