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: […]