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False start: inside the disruption at Venture's Riley iron ore …

Australian mining is the cornerstone of many of the world's mineral products, and none more so than iron ore. In 2020, Australia dominated production of iron ore, producing 900 million tonnes of the metal, 37.5% of global production, and more than double the second-highest producer, Brazil.

Philippines lifts four-year-old open-pit mining ban

The Philippines government has ended open-pit mining ban as it seeks to revive the Covid-hit industry. In 2017, the government had issued an administrative order banning all open-pit mines of copper, gold, silver and complex ores.

UK grant to improve Philippines accountability in mining …

The UK Government has provided a financial grant to the Philippines to improve accountability and transparency in the mining sector. The £100,000 grant will assist the country to comply with the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI).

Philex receives approval to develop $1.2bn Silangan mine in Philippines …

Philex Mining has secured regulatory approval to commence operations at its $1.2bn Silangan copper-gold project in Surigao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. Through the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued the declaration of mining project feasibility …

Mining in India: Why the country is facing an uncertain future

In 2010, mining was responsible for around a quarter of Indian GDP, and has been one of the driving forces behind nearly a decade of constant growth, with GDP nearly doubling from $1.32tn in 2009 to $2.6tn in 2017, according to Trading Economics and The World Bank. ... According to the national government, Indian copper ore reserves …

Astra and CRCDS to develop iron sand deposits in Philippines

Under the agreement signed by CRCDC and the Province of Cagayan, the JV will start dredging and extending a small part of this area as soon as the mining licence is granted. Astra Resources managing director Silvana De Cianni said that the operation would be fully mechanised, and supported by commercial dredging equipment as well as …

Indigenous Peoples Continue 100-year Fight …

By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) For more than a century, the Kankanaey and Ibaloy Peoples of Itogon, Benguet province in the Cordillera region of Northern Luzon in the Philippines …

Philippines to woo investors in nickel ore processing

China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd is looking to build the Philippines' third nickel ore processing facility in partnership with a Philippine miner, industry sources with knowledge of the ...

Mining In The Philippines

The Philippines has 346 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in The Philippines mines are Copper, Gold, and Iron .At the time these mines were surveyed, 76 mines in The Philippines were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance …

Mining cable, hoses and pipes for the mining industry

The list includes suppliers of hydraulic mining equipment, cables, pipes, and other equipment for surface and underground mining operations. The information available in the download document is useful for mine owners and operators, procurement officers, engineers, and other individuals involved in the acquisition and maintenance of cables, …

No saces: inside nickel mining in the Philippines

Currently, the large-scale mining sector contributes around 0.7% to GDP but, if all the new projects come to fruition, that could rise to as much as 5% by 2027. An in-demand mineral . The Philippines' return to nickel mining comes at a time where demand for the metal has never been higher.

Duterte vows to end all Philippines mining following disaster

While mining accounts for less than 1% of the Philippines' GDP, the country is the world's second-largest supplier of nickel ore, and just 3% of land identified as containing large mineral reserves are being mined, leading many to argue in favour of an expansion of the country's mining operations to maximise profits.

Rio Tinto's iron ore mining in Guinea lacks funds from …

Rio Tinto has failed to receive funding from Chinalco Iron Ore Holdings, its agreed partner, for one of the world's largest untapped iron ore deposits, Simandou. Despite agreeing to a joint partnership in the mining project in 2010, Rio Tinto has spent more than $500m while the Chinese company has made no funds available, sources …

Philippines eyes more government-led critical …

AMG Critical Materials gets grant for eiga coil for partial melting of an electrode. The government has scrapped restrictive mining policies such as open-pit mining prohibition. It is also working to bring in …

Mining In The Philippines

The most commonly listed primary commodities in The Philippines mines are Copper, Gold, and Iron . At the time these mines were surveyed, 76 mines in The Philippines were observed to have ore mineralization in an …

Investing in the Philippines

The Philippines is the 27th largest economy in the world with a GDP of $496.8bn. The Philippines's GDP has grown by 106% between 2010 and 2021 and is expected to grow by 41% by 2025. As of 2021 there are 3.8 million students in tertiary education in the Philippines, with 9.4 million students in secondary and 14.4 million in primary education.

Weekly data: Copper, cobalt, and silver production …

The Philippines has a high mineral potential. The country has large copper and gold deposits and is the biggest supplier of nickel ore to China. Yet the government estimates that 95% of its mineral reserves …

Report finds 13 of 26 Philippines mining companies 'not acceptable'

The Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) has completed a review of 26 Philippines mining companies that found 13 were of an unacceptable standard and would have to be closed or suspended. ... the country is the world's second-largest exporter of nickel ore, and the recent legislative reforms and industry …

The state of play: FDI in the Philippines

The Philippines has also shown impressive growth in greenfield FDI, attracting 125 projects in 2019. This made it the tenth-biggest destination for FDI in the whole of Asia-Pacific, according to the fDi Report 2020. However, like most countries around the world, all forms of FDI to the Philippines plummeted to historic lows in 2020.

Tools down: The Philippines turns its back on …

The Philippines is the top nickel ore supplier to the world and most notably to China, shipping 34 million tonnes (Mt) in 2015. ... 60 million tonnes of ore available to the market in 2017, more than …

Mining Laws and Regulations Philippines 2023

Mining law in the Philippines is regulated by the State policies laid down under the 1987 Constitution mandating that the State owns all natural resources. ... The MGB requires permittees and permit holders to include in the Annual Mineral Resource/Ore Reserve Inventory Report both primary and secondary or accessory minerals.

Philippines removes final impediment for $5.9bn copper …

Philippines' South Cotabato provincial government has agreed to amend its environmental law, paving the way for the development of the Tampakan copper-gold project, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).. The amendment overturns the 12-year-old ban on open-pit mining, thus eliminating the final regulatory constraint for the long …

Striking a Balance: The Philippines' Path to Sustainable …

Underground and placer mining are used to extract valuable minerals like gold, silver, platinum, and diamonds from deep ore bodies and alluvial deposits, while in-situ mining is primarily employed ...

Iron ore wars: the fall of Vale and the rise of Rio Tinto

Vale has finally lost its position as the world's largest iron miner. The Brazilian mining giant saw its production crater in 2019, as the tragic impacts of a collapsed tailings dam at its Brumadinho operation were felt across the iron ore sector. 300 people were killed or left missing by the disaster, sparking internal investigations and external outrage as …

Where Does the Philippines Lie on the Nickel Mining Value …

Photo credit: TVI-Agata's nickel DSO process To paraphrase a popular mining saying, "They are making a ton of money and the Philippines is not getting a nickel." The Philippines needs to maximize revenue from its nickel mining operations. Further up, the mining value chain presents more opportunities for the country to realize …

Philippines lifts quarrying ban as government

Carido also lifted the suspension on quarrying for one firm based in Naga City, Quarry Ventures Philippines. The ruling enables companies to resume mining operations on parts of their land, but they must receive permission from authorities to mine on their entire territory. Industrial and sand-mining operations remain banned under …

Philippines – Mining by the numbers, 2023

The Philippines continues to rank among the top in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of metal reserves, most notably for nickel, and ranks fourth in nickel reserves …

'I am pro-mining': Indigenous opposition to …

A planned $5.9 billion copper and gold mine in the southern Philippines has faced opposition since reserves were first confirmed in the 1990s, with more than two dozen people killed since …

Open-pit coal mine collapse in Antique, Philippines

A collapsed open-pit coal mine in Semirara Island in Antique in central Philippines has killed at least three people, with six others currently missing. According to the Philippines Department of Energy, following the collapse of the mine owned by Semirara Mining, search-and-rescue operations are going on to find the missing people.

The Philippines Still Waiting for Mining's …

There were reasons to be optimistic about the mining industry in the past two years. It started with the the lifting of the ban on open pit mining and moratorium on new mining projects, and the …