Philippine Nickel
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Philippine nickel production declined 14 percent in 2020 to 18.5 million dry metric tons from 21.6 million DMT in 2019 amid the pandemic. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, however, showed nickel export value rose to P25 billion in the first nine months of 2020 on higher prices in the world market. Philippine Nickel […]
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has recertified Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) for its Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015), Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015) and the migration from OHSAS 18001:2007 into ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System). All three certifications are a testament of the unified, streamlined, and high efficiency level […]
Dante Bravo comes with a very impressive resume. A CPA-lawyer, and among the top 10 in the bar exam in 2001, Dante served as director in the Tax Division of SGV & Co, the largest auditing firm in the Philippines, and a member firm of the Ernst & Young Global. He was a special lecturer […]
On October 23, 2020, Undersecretary Jim O. Sampulna (CESO III) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was invited as one of the key speakers during the second episode of Nickel Initiative Talks and Webinars Series sponsored by the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), entitled: “Progressive Rehabilitation and Environment Programs during the Pandemic.” […]
Tubay, Agusan del Norte/ November 2020 – As part of its efforts to mitigate the social effects of the current pandemic, Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) recently donated over P350 thousand worth of school equipment and supplies to partner institutions located in its host municipalities Tubay and Santiago, Agusan del Norte Province. The initiative is geared […]
THE Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) through its 8-member companies, reported a total of 6.3 million trees planted over 3,167 hectares in their respective mining areas. The group said that despite the slowdown in operations during the community quarantine period, members have planted an additional 809,656 more trees in the first two quarters of 2020 […]
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) has planted an additional 809,656 trees in the first two quarters of 2020, bringing the total number of planted trees to over 6 million to date. In a virtual press conference on Wednesday, PNIA President Dante Bravo said the association, through its eight member-companies, had planted a total of 6.3 million […]
Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MHI) will invest up to P2.75 billion for the development of an additional nickel mine resource as well as of the country’s first two bauxite mining resources. In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Isidro Alcantara Jr., MHI president, said P250 million will go to the new nickel mine while the bulk will […]
Listed Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) announced on Wednesday that it would start constructing a $50-million steel manufacturing plant in Mariveles town, Bataan province by the first quarter of 2021. During a virtual briefing hosted by the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), FNI President Dante Bravo said his company “would have wanted to begin construction […]
Despite the pandemic, the Philippines, the world’s top nickel producer and one of the most highly mineralized countries globally, may still end up with the same output of 40 million to 45 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore this year. Moreover, nickel mining firms may even book higher earnings on the back of […]