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Big miners bullish on Mindanao as they see 'friendly

In the Soccsksargen region, a mining giant, Sagittarius Mines Incorporated (SMI), plans to pursue its stalled project in Tampakan, which is said to have the largest untapped copper and gold ...

Sagittarius Mines Incorporated

SMI has completed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for our proposed Tampakan Project in compliance of Philippine laws and regulations. A range of technical studies were undertaken by Filipino specialists, in conjunction with international experts, as part of the EIA process. These technical studies were used to produce two important ...

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

TAMPAKAN, Philippines — For nearly a decade, Nora Sukal was the public face of Indigenous opposition to the Tampakan project, a planned gold and copper mine on Blaan tribal land in …

Project Description

If the Tampakan Project is approved, the mine would be the largest in the Philippines and among the largest copper mines in the world. The proposed mine site covers an area of approximately 10,000 hectares and is located between the towns of Tampakan, South Cotabato and Kiblawan, Davao del Sur in southern Mindanao.

Possible Tampakan stake strategic for DMCI — analysts

The Tampakan project in South Cotabato is recognized as one of the largest untapped copper and gold reserves in Southeast Asia, with an estimated 15 …

Tampakan and responsible mining

Mining projects of this extent will also unavoidably affect the natural resources and ecosystems in the immediate and surrounding localities. And of course, as in any mining activity, the Tampakan Project is expected to generate tons of mine tailings and other waste products, 2.72 billion tons in fact.

Stakeholders note pros and cons of $5.9-B Tampakan mine project

SMI had pushed the schedule of the mine construction by two years to 2015, before production commences in 2019. The project was stunted by a 2010 ban on open-pit mining imposed by the local government of South Cotabato. The Tampakan mine is estimated to contain 15 million tons of copper and 17.6 million ounces of gold. — BM, …

Philippines' Tampakan copper-gold mine may begin …

MANILA : The Philippines' biggest mining project, the Tampakan copper-gold site in Mindanao, may begin commercial operations in the last quarter of 2026 at the earliest, project developer ...

MGB confirms resumption of Tampakan gold, copper mining project …

The Tampakan mining project will destroy the Altayan-Taplan River ecosystems in the Quezon Mountain Range, while various coal mining projects are poised to ravage the Daguma Mountain Range ...

Tampakan copper/gold project, Philippines – update

Project Description The Tampakan deposit is one of the biggest undeveloped copper/gold deposits in the world. The project has mineral resources of 2.94 billion tonnes at a grade of 0.51% copper ...

Tampakan mining project to start full operations …

The Tampakan project is said to be among the largest untapped minefields in Southeast Asia. The site is estimated to contain 15 million tons of copper and 17.6 million tons of gold. "Tampakan project …

Locals fight 'monster' Tampakan project

Alsons has 3.27% interest at Sagittarius, which is controlled by Xstrata Copper through a 62.5% stake. The other junior partner in the Tampakan project is Australian firm Indophil Resources NL, which owns 34.23% of the project. At Conal Holdings, Alsons has the 60% controlling interest in the coal plant venture.

DMCI to get 10% stake in Tampakan gold mine

The Consunji family plans to inject its 10-percent stake in Tampakan, the country's largest gold and copper mine in South Cotabato, into its listed holding company. DMCI Holdings president and chief executive Isidro Consunji said in a recent interview the injection of Tampakan stake, which is under the family's private company Dacon Corp., …

SMC's coal mining activities continue

NOTWITHSTANDING the ban on open pit mining, food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. will pursue its coal mining projects in Mindanao. "We're not affecte. ... The ordinance might derail the US$ 5.2-billion Tampakan copper-gold project of Sagittarius Mines Inc. and other open-pit mining activities in the province.

Southern Philippine coal project moves ahead despite …

The ban, approved in 2010, has held back another major mining project in South Cotabato — that of Sagittarius Mines Inc., operator of the Tampakan project, the largest untapped copper and gold ...

Philippines' Tampakan copper-gold mine may begin …

Tampakan gold mine project Report | Wood Mackenzie

Tampakan project now fully owned by Alcantara Group through Sagittarius Mines Inc is located in southern Mindanao in the Philippines. The project has suffered a series of delays since 2010 due to regulatory and political hurdles. The project was further shelved due to an open pit mining ban imposed by DENR in April 2017.

Glencore Xstrata Tampakan Copper-Gold Project in South

The Tampakan Copper-Gold Project in the Philippines, owned by Glencore Xstrata, the Australian Indophil, and the local subsidiary Sagittarius Mines Inc (SMI), is one of the largest copper-gold mines in Southeast Asia. It covers a mine area of around 10,000 hectares in in the municipalities of Malungon (Sarangani), Columbio (Sultan Kudarat ...

Philippines' biodiversity under increased risk as open-pit …

Pro-mining groups are hoping the lifting of the ban will advance the controversial Tampakan project, touted as the largest undeveloped copper-gold site in Southeast Asia and among the largest in the world, although a provincial ban is still preventing the project that would displace at least 4,000 Indigenous Blaan tribespeople …

DENR to review ECCs of Semirara, Tampakan, La Mesa housing project

Semirara Mining, the largest coal producer in the Philippines, has been issued an ECC on April 29, 2016 for its Molave coal expansion project. The DENR has recorded various complaints against Semirara Mining: Black silt from coal washing plant; ... The Tampakan Project of Sagittarius Mines Inc. secured an ECC in 2013, but the …

MGB confirms resumption of Tampakan gold, copper mining …

The Tampakan mining project will destroy the Altayan-Taplan River ecosystems in the Quezon Mountain Range, while various coal mining projects are …

Gina Lopez: I really don't like Tampakan open-pit mine at all …

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says she will review permits given to the $5.9-billion mining project of Sagittarius Mines Incorporated in South Cotabato ... given to the Tampakan project, and ...

CA allows large-scale open-pit mining in South Cotabato

The controversial project in South Cotabato's Tampakan town, touted as the largest untapped copper and gold minefield in Southeast Asia, is being developed by Sagittarius Mines Inc..

Preliminary works at PH largest copper mine in Mindanao start

MANILA – Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI), the developer of the Tampakan copper-gold project in Mindanao, said it is ready to start construction in the fourth quarter of the year. "SMI had secured all major approvals to develop and operate the Tampakan copper-gold project. We are ready to start construction in 2023 and produce our first …

Tampakan mining project to start full operations by 2026

The Tampakan project is said to be among the largest untapped minefields in Southeast Asia. The site is estimated to contain 15 million tons of copper and 17.6 million tons of gold. "Tampakan project is one of the best projects in the world, meaning in terms of resource, in terms of the cost of operating," Mr. Deveraturda said, also citing ...

DMCI Power pushes SPUG exclusion from coal ban

The Tampakan project is said to be among the largest untapped minefields in Southeast Asia. The site is estimated to contain 15 million tons of copper and 17.6 million tons of gold. On the other hand, its mining unit DMCI Mining Corp. said it is still keen on starting the commercial operations of its new Zambales and Palawan nickel mine sites ...

A PRIMER ON THE TAMPAKAN MINES AND

SMI Tampakan Project will threaten and cause harm of an unimaginable magnitude as to prejudice the life, property, and health of the peoples of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Davao del Sur and Sarangani provinces and a huge portion of Mindanao as well. As such, the large-scale mining project must be stopped and abandoned.

South Cotabato to Reassess Tampakan Copper-Gold Project

South Cotabato officials will take another look at the delayed USD5.9 billion copper and gold project of Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan town in the wake of the government's move to accelerate its operations amid the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said on …

Human Rights Impact Assessment of Tampakan Copper-Gold Project …

MISEREOR and Fastenopfer in collaboration with Bread for All, commissioned Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) to carry out a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of the project. Published in 2013, the HRIA report raises significant human rights concerns about the mine, which covers ancestral domains of indigenous communities.

Tampakan copper mine project Report | Wood Mackenzie

Tampakan project now fully owned by Alcantara Group through Sagittarius Mines Inc is located in southern Mindanao in the Philippines. The project has suffered a …