Mining firm turns to bamboo farming for mine rehab
Marcventures Mining and Development Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Marcventures Holdings Inc., makes bamboo farming the heart of its mining rehabilitation program.
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How China’s e-vehicle demand boosts Philippines’ nickel industry
The Philippines, currently the world’s 2nd top exporter of nickel, sees the shift toward electronic vehicles as an opportunity to grow.
UPDATE 1-Philippines nickel ore exports seen dropping up to 17 pct on low prices
* Philippines is world’s No.2 nickel ore supplier * LME nickel price hits 8-week low last week, down 5 pct in July (Adds further comment from industry group head, background) By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ nickel ore exports could drop by up to 17 percent this year as weaker […]
PH nickel exports seen dropping 25% this year
PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments are seen to decline by 25 percent to 30-35 million wet metric tons (WMT) in 2018 as nickel producers shift to higher-grade ore to compensate for price drops in the world market, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said on Tuesday. In a news conference in Quezon City, PNIA President Dante […]
UPDATE 1-Philippines nickel ore exports seen dropping up to 17 pct on low prices
prices@ * Philippines is world’s No.2 nickel ore supplier * LME nickel price hits 8-week low last week, down 5 pct in July (Adds further comment from industry group head, background) MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ nickel ore exports could drop by up to 17 percent this year as weaker prices curb output […]
Nickel miners pinning hopes on greater adoption of e-vehicles
NICKEL miners said their confident outlook is based on the rise of electric vehicles, despite depressed global prices for the metal. Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) President Dante R. Bravo said that e-vehicles are the basis for the industry’s positive views even as steelmakers, the main customers for nickel, are roiled by trade wars. Nickel […]
PH sees decline in nickel ore shipment
As low prices curb the country’s output for nickel, the Philippines, the world’s second largest nickel exporter, has projected a decline in its nickel ore exports this year, which could fall to 30 million wet metric tons (WMT) from as much as 36 million WMT in 2017. Dante Bravo, president of the Philippine Nickel Industry […]
PH nickel industry plants 4.2M trees
Going beyond compliance in implementing responsible and sustainable mining operations, key players in the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 4.2 million trees to date in the Caraga region and in Palawan. The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its seven (7) member-companies, has upped its greening efforts in recent years as part of […]
4-M puno itinanim sa CARAGA, Palawan
Bilang pagkilala sa responsableng pagmimina, pitong miyembro ng Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) ang nanguna sa pagtanim ng halos mahigit na apat na milyong puno sa kanilang mga komunidad sa CARAGA region at sa lalawigan ng Palawan. Nais ipakita ng grupo na bukod sa pagsunod ay kaya pa nilang higitan ang panawagan ng pamahalaan sa […]
Nickel miners flaunt planting 4.2 million trees
Over 4.2 million trees have been planted by nickel miners in the CARAGA Region and Palawan, considered as the country’s last ecological frontier, in support of the National Greening Program (NGP). Moreover, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its 7 member-companies, has intensified its greening efforts in recent years as part of the on-going […]