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British Mining Company, Metal Exploration PLC Begin Mining Exploration in Nueva Vizcaya


British Miner Metals Exploration PLC expects to finish studies on its gold and molybdenum property in northern Luzon to finally start site development, company officials said late last week.

Mining Exploration in Davao Reported by Sagittarius Mines, Inc.


Gunmen believed to be communist rebels raided a drilling site of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) in the hinterland village of Kimlawis in Kiblawan town in Davao del Sur around midnight Saturday, and seized several firearms.
Before the gunmen fled, they burned a drilling rig of a contractor hired by the SMI for its exploration project.
SMI [...]

For Ecosistem Future, Davao Goverment Stop Mining Exploration at Davao Oriental


Davao Oriental may have one of the country’s richest mining potentials, but Gov. Corazon Malanyaon prefers to downplay it, preferring to promote agriculture instead and the ecology.
The province reportedly has rich deposits of gold, nickel, copper, chromite, and manganese, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Davao [...]

New Tampakan mayor vows support to mining venture


LOCAL government support for the huge Tampakan copper and gold project will continue despite the change in town leadership following the May 14 elections, a top local executive vowed.
Newly elected Mayor Bienvenido Barroso, who replaced his father, gave assurances last week to Sagittarius Mines, Inc. that his administration would fully back the venture of the [...]

Apex to contest govt ruling on mining claim; stock suspended


APEX Mining Co Inc plans to contest a ruling by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau that upheld the mining claim of state-held North Davao Mining Corp to a disputed site on the main southern island of Mindanao, Apex said.
Apex and North Davao have overlapping claims in the Compostela Valley on Mindanao.
“We have a strong case [...]