RP on cusp of mining boom amid buoyant metals prices


Boosted by soaring ore prices, cheap capital and a more investor-friendly regime, mining companies are rushing in and snapping up tenements in the Philippines seeking to profit from the developing world’s industrial boom, experts say.
From majors like BHP Billiton, Anglo-American and Xstrata to bare-bones exploration outfits, they are betting hundreds of millions of dollars that [...]