Latest Philippine export data of minerals to major destinations such as Japan, China, US and Canada amounted to $1.59 billion, mostly of copper, gold and nickel.
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Stop Philex operations, green groups ask
“Now, with the excuse that it has not completed its dam rehabilitation, Philex once again wants to extend its operations. The real reason behind this is to rake in billions of pesos from their operation while subjecting our people to possibly another flooding and disaster.” – Kalikasan PNE
After SMI-Xstrata, it is now Philex’s turn to receive go-signal to mining operations
By MARYA SALAMAT
“There are actual experiences and technologies available that demonstrate how Philex can decommission the tailings dam without resuming its mining operations.” – Kalikasan PNE
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MGB go-signal to Philex: baseless, ill-advised, dangerous
Read also: After SMI-Xstrata, it is now Philex’s turn to receive go-signal to mining operations By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Last year’s failure of Philex’s tailings dam deposited heavy metal copper in the Balog-Agno junction, the confluence of Balog and Agno River which flow from Padcal, Benguet to Pangasinan. This was reported two weeks…
Irreversible: Environmental costs of large-scale mining
IBON Features / November 2012 Through the years, large-scale mining has caused deforestation and pollution as well as irreversible destruction to the ecology IBON Features – For spilling more than 15 million cubic meters of mine sediments from its Padcal mine tailings ponds in August, the Philex Mining Corporation figured in the news again. The…
Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill
By MARYA SALAMAT
Information being provided by Philex mines and the government on why the mine tailings pond spill happened and the devastation resulting from it are understated, nay sanitized, an independent mission discovered. It is “the worst mining disaster in the past two decades.”
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Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Main Story: Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill MANILA – Information from locals and the report of an independent fact-finding mission conducted by various groups last month show how both Philex and the government have had opportunities, and the means, to prevent a disastrous mine spill. Yet they failed. This…
Philex’s 20 MT mine waste spill, ‘An act of God, or Greed?’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Aside from the fact that Philex is not taking responsibility for what appears as its negligence at readying a replacement for the expired TP3, the company has also been claiming that the contents released by its mine tailings dam are harmless ‘sediments.’
Environmental group blames “Philex, not God” over tailings pond leak
“Firm Frowns Over 1B Gov’t Fines” By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com Tuba, Benguet (September 28, 2012) – Instead of blaming “God”, the environmental advocacy group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) pointed at Philex Mining Corporation’s own failure to erect proper structures to ensure safe mining operations in its Padcal operations here. Disputing claims…
‘Philex’s unstable tailings dam shatters myth of responsible mining’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Philex has reportedly been filling its tailings ponds to way over its capacity, doing only “mitigating measures” against likely spills, and ignoring the pond’s ending lifespan.
No such thing as ‘responsible large-scale mining’ – Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY—The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) reiterates call for a total mining ban saying that the recent leakage of toxic waste from Philex Mining Corporation’s tailings dam 3 during the onslaught of incessant monsoon rains in Luzon is enough proof that responsible large-scale mining is a myth. On August…