‘The impacts of magnetite mining operations in Cagayan Province are an indictment on the country’s flawed mining policies.’
Black sand mining: eroding livelihoods, destroying communities
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Cagayan folk opposed to magnetite mining
By MARY LOU MARIGZA Northern Dispatch APARRI, Cagayan – Community dialogues in magnetite mining affected communities expressed strong opposition to foreign companies mining the Rio Grande de Cagayan and the beaches of the Babuyan channel. A documentation mission organized by Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan Laban sa Dayuhang Kontrol na Pagmimina last August 15 to 19…
Environmental Groups Report Dredging in Cagayan River is a Cover up for Foreign Magnetite Mining (PR)
Press Release September 9, 2010 Aparri, Cagayan. After conducting a two-day environmental investigative mission in the communities along the Cagayan River, environmental groups reported that the river dredging was being used as a front by foreign mining companies to mine the Cagayan River. “It is a common knowledge in the communities that several Chinese mining…