Popular Topics:

Recent Articles

ORE to triple nickel production

Posted on March 25, 2012

Publicly-listed Oriental Peninsula Resources Group Inc. (ORE) will triple production of its nickel mining unit this year as tight supply in the region has upped demand for this prized metal.

Gold Fields seen to exercise option in Phl mining project

Posted on February 19, 2012

Gold Fields Ltd expects to exercise its option to take 60 percent of the Far Southeast gold-copper deposit in the Philippines in the second half when Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. is seen to obtain its Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for the project.

Mining firms cited for safety, environmental records

Posted on November 20, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – For the first time, five member mining firms belonging to the Philippine Mine Safety and Environmental Association (PMSEA) were given recognition under the Presidential Mineral Industry and Environmental Awards (PMIEA) which was h…

Value addition crucial to dev't of mining sector – study

Posted on November 20, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines must conduct a full-blown value-chain analysis for the mining sector and its subsectors in a bid to promote value addition in mining through downstream processing and manufacturing activities. This recommendation w…

Aboitiz all set for construction of 300-MW coal-fired facility

Posted on September 25, 2011

Aboitiz Power Corp. (APC) is all set for the construction of its 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired facility in Davao.

Harmony Gold eyes copper-gold projects in Philippines

Posted on September 18, 2011

South African mining firm Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., the worlds fifth largest gold producer, is looking to invest in copper-gold projects in the Philippines.