Philippine mining situation at a glance
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.
Philippine mining situation at a glance
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Stop Philex operations, green groups ask
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
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
Read also: MGB go-signal to Philex: baseless, ill-advised, dangerous
MGB go-signal to Philex: baseless, ill-advised, dangerous
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...
Irreversible: Environmental costs of large-scale mining
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...
Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill
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.”
Read also: Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
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...
Philex’s 20 MT mine waste spill, ‘An act of God, or Greed?’
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
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...
‘Philex’s unstable tailings dam shatters myth of responsible mining’
‘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
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...
Philex’s ‘responsible mining’ put to test in tailings dam spill
Philex’s ‘responsible mining’ put to test in tailings dam spill
By MARYA SALAMAT
‘This recent dam failure in Padcal proves that large-scale mining operations clearly contribute to the increased vulnerability of communities to disasters.” – Kalikasan Partylist
Groups from Northern Luzon hold protest against mining corporations
Groups from Northern Luzon hold protest against mining corporations
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Some 300 members of groups opposed to irresponsible mining, and residents from various provinces in Northern Luzon, held a rally in front of the offices of well-known mining corporations in Manila earlier this week...
400 Children of Miners Barred from School
400 Children of Miners Barred from School
Nearly 400 school children failed to enroll in Tuba, Benguet when the two schools in the area funded by a mining corporation refused to admit children of former employees. By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Philex Mining...
Philex Faces Suit for Barring 200 Students
Philex Faces Suit for Barring 200 Students
A mining company which is set to leave Benguet in three years has been sued by several former employees of the company. This time, it is not about the ill-effects of mining, but the company’s discriminatory practice in admitting students in the schools within the...
Philex ‘Arrogance’ Blamed for Failed Dialogue
Philex ‘Arrogance’ Blamed for Failed Dialogue
The government-set dialogue between the Philex Mining Corporation and the indigenous residents of this town and Itogon failed due to the mining company’s “arrogance,” a community leader said. The dialogue was intended to address issues concerning indigenous...
Tuba Dads Hands Off in Philex Row
Tuba Dads Hands Off in Philex Row
BY KIM QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 29, August 26-September 1, 2007 TUBA, Benguet – The Tuba municipal council has yet to make a position on the ongoing conflict between affected residents and the Philex Mining Corporation over the...
Philex Special Permit Expires
Philex Special Permit Expires
Philex Mining Corporation’s open pit operations expansion in Barangay Camp 3 in Tuba, Benguet may be halted as its Special Mines Permit expires this week. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 Philex Mining...
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