· File photo. MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is still studying the possible lifting of the ban on openpit mining, Malacañang said on Thursday.. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that Executive Order No. 130, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 14, does not include a lifting of the ban on openpit .
· Philippines declares no new coal plants — but lets approved projects through. The Philippines' energy department says it will issue a moratorium on .
· MANILA, Philippines — Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is expanding its coal mine to improve seawater control measures and raise coal reserves. In an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS ...
· Miners' groups welcome lifting of ban on new mining projects. MANILA – The Chamber of Mines in the Philippines (COMP) and the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) have lauded the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the nineyear moratorium on new mining projects. "We welcome the lifting of the moratorium on new mining ...
20/04/2021 · This photo taken on March 26, 2006, shows workers walking through a mine tunnel in Itogon north of Manila. The Philippines said on July 9, 2012, it would not approve new mining permits until Congress passes a bill increasing royalties on the industry as part of new rules governing the sector. (Photo from AFP PHOTO/Joel NITO/)
16/02/2021 · The Philippines' anticoal stance in the media is perhaps surprising in a country with low levels of press freedom. The archipelago placed 136th in the 2020's World Press Freedom index by nonprofit group Reporters Without Borders, falling two places on last year. However, the Philippines has a more liberal press than Thailand and Vietnam. Vietnam, a .
· Siberia coal mine accident claims 52 lives. GRAMOTEINO, Russia (AFP) — More than 50 people were reported to have died Thursday after smoke filled a Siberian coal mine and a rescue effort ended in tragedy. Senior managers at the mine in Russia's Kemerovo region had been detained for suspected safety violations, after the latest deadly ...
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· Semirara Mining and Power Corporation is the largest coal producer in the Philippines, and the only power producer in the country that owns and mines its own fuel source (coal).. We operate the largest and most modern pit mine in the Philippines. Our truck and shovel operations can produce 16 million metric tons of coal a year. We have an installed generating capacity of 900MW, with an ...
The Philippines has a number of gassy coal mines, as indied by a number of methane related mine accidents. An explosion in the town of Imelda in Zamboanga Sibugay province caused the death of a worker and injured four others in December 2009. In 1995, a coal mine tunnel in
Mining has a long history in the Philippines. Small scale mining has been practiced by Philippine peoples for at least ten centuries, and large scale mining by foreign as well as Filipino firms ...
· Coal is the country's dominant energy source with a 52 percent share in gross power generation as of December 2018, followed by renewable energy sources (geothermal, hydro, solar, and wind) with 22 percent and natural gas at 21 percent. Plans by the Philippines' Department of Energy to ramp up coal production from 23 million metric tons ...
29/08/2017 · MANILA, Philippines – The environment department's Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is proposing to lift the ban on openpit mining that was issued by former environment secretary Gina Lopez.
Irresponsible Mining Damages the Environment News Digest | Healthy Options. The Philippines has an estimated 840 billion worth of untapped mineral resources, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines which is responsible for giving permits to mining companies to do exploration of mining areas and to commence operation.
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· Philippines Philippine Church condemns govt for lifting mining ban Ending nineyear moratorium on new mine deals, permits will have 'devastating effect on marginalized communities' Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila. Published: April 19, 2021 07:50 AM GMT ...