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 […]


MGB cites mining company’s CSR program in Surigao

Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the agency tasked to regulate the mining sector, cited the Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) for its scholarship program in Surigao del Sur, which has a high number of out of school youths. As of now, 11.3 percent of young people in Caraga region are out of school. The […]


PHL nickel ore exports seen down by a quarter

PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments this year could decline by a fourth to at least 30 million wet metric tons from last year’s 40 million WMT owing to lower global prices and tighter competition posed by Indonesian exports.


Nickel firms contribute to greening efforts

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) and its seven-member companies said it has planted over 4.2 million trees in Caraga and Palawan as part of ongoing progressive rehabilitation and reforestation in several mining sites.



Nickel miners claim planting program covers 2,000 hectares

THE Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said its members have been planting trees to rehabilitate sites near their mines in northeastern Mindanao and Palawan. In a statement on Tuesday, the association said seven nickel miners have so far planted around 4.2 million trees in the Caraga region and Palawan. PNIA Executive Director Charmaine Olea-Capili said: […]