Platinum Group Metal Corporation provides food assistance

Platinum Group Metal Corporation provided 2,613 families from Barangay Cagdianao and Hayanggabon additional food assistance just in time for the Christmas season. Each of the families were provided 10 kilos of rice and assorted grocery items. The gifts were distributed with the help of the staff and officials of Barangay Cagdianao and Hayanggabon.


Blazing the Trail to the National Fire Brigade Championship

On the way to winning the company’s Presidential Mineral Industry Environment Award in Baguio City last month, the Agata Emergency Response Team sent its elite members to compete at the National Safety Competition and bested 10 other teams to be proclaimed Fire Brigade Champion.



MMDC-led coastal cleanup nets 140 kilos of trash

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur — A total of 140 kilos of assorted garbage that would have washed out to the ocean were collected during a coastal cleanup on an island village in Cantilan town. The event was part of the International Coastal Cleanup activity, where over 200 volunteers from Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC), […]


Platinum Group Metal Corporation’s 10-man firefighting contingent placed 2nd runner-up in competition

Platinum Group Metal Corporation‘s 10-man firefighting contingent comprised primarily of staff from the Mine Safety department. Placed 2nd runner-up in firefighting competition held at Melvin Jones grounds on the last day of the Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference – Anmsec organized by the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association. The Firefighting field competition […]


Agata Corners Presidential Award, Heralds a New Hope for Philippine Mining

TVIRD’s Agata receives top honors at the mining industry’s annual safety and environment summit Baguio City, Philippines / November 2018 –  Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) – a nickel laterite joint venture company of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD) and MRL Nickel Philippines – was honored Friday night with the prestigious Presidential Mineral Industry Environment […]


2-year old MMDC workers coop bares expansion plans

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur — From its humble beginnings, the employee-owned cooperative of Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) is stronger, with plans for expansion in the comings months. Established in 2016 with only a handful members, the Responsableng Manggagawa ng Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation Consumers Cooperative (RMMMDCCC) has already grown into 100 members […]


Agata Mining Ventures Inc. receives presidential award for the first time

For the first time, the mining firm Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) received a presidential award. AMVI – a nickel laterite joint venture company of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD) and MRL Nickel Philippines – was honored Friday night with the prestigious Presidential Mineral Industry Environment Award (PMIEA). PMIEA is the highest award that the […]


MMDC passes IMS surveillance audit

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur — Recognizing its effort to maintain the highest business standards, British certifying organization National Quality Assurance (NQA) has recommended the Integrated Management System (IMS) certification of Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC). The recommendation was based on the first Surveillance Audit conducted by NQA in October, 2018, one year after MMDC […]