Photo credit: Apex Mining Apex Mining Co., Inc (APX) wins three top awards in 2021’s edition of the prestigious Safest Mines Awards of the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award: Safest Underground Mining Operation; Most Improved Safety Performance; and, Safety Exploration (Category A). Select employees of APX also garnered Best Personality ...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways Government agencies under the Build Build Build (BBB) program commit to push forward the implementation of high-impact infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) that will bring long-term benefits to the Filipino people. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger "Oging" M...

It’s all systems go for the Sta. Mesa Section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) - South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Connector Road Project seen to cut to just 20 minutes the two (2) hours travel time between the two (2) expressways. Public Works Secretary Roger "Oging" Mercado, together with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation President and CEO Rodrigo F...

Photo credit: Philippine News Agency The national government will ensure that the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) will be “partially operational” by the fourth quarter of 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday. Duterte made this remark during a ceremony to unveil the new MRT-7 train sets along Commonwealth Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City....

BYPASS BRIDGE. The proposed bypass bridge in Maasin City, Southern Leyte. It is four major infrastructure projects in Eastern Visayas that will be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the next two to five years. (Photo courtesy of DPWH) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has identified four major infrastr...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways One year into the 37-month schedule, the on-going 10.7 kilometer Contract Package (CP) 1-1 of the Davao City Bypass Road Construction Project is heating up making significant progress. In his report to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger "Oging" Mercado, Undersecretary ...

Photo: A close-up on life after mining. Agata’s Bae Lawanen Garden features breath-taking and photogenic sunsets every day from its newly installed view deck that is shaped like a marine vessel. Agata continues to implement effective and sustainable rehabilitation programs that highlight its “Mining and Ecotourism” concept through the successful conver...

 Olympus’ X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers provide high-performance, real-time geochemical data for rapid multielement characterization of soil, rocks, and ores. Recent advances in XRF technology have increased the number of elements measured, improved the limits of detection, and reduced analysis test times. Vanta™ XRF analyzers provide convenien...

Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THPAL), a mineral processing plant and a subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd (SMM), officially started its commercial operation of chromite last March 2021 to produce chromite concentrate. The company decided to commercially extract chromite to be used primarily as a raw material for stainless steel. With the ...

Photo: Engr. Valeroso receives the Safety Seal Certificate from DOLE Caraga RD Suyao Taganito Mining Corp. (TMC), subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), has been awarded the government's safety seal certification, the first company to be bestowed the recognition in the province. The certification came after a validation and technical inspection by t...

Photo credit: Schaeffler As one of the largest rolling bearing manufacturers worldwide, Schaeffler is a partner to all leading manufacturers and companies involved in the mining and processing industry. Our bearing solutions and services increase the functional reliability and performance of machines and processes. We help our customers reduce their...

Photo credit: Sandvik Combining advanced sensing capabilities, sustainable battery-electric technology and artificial intelligence, the AutoMine Concept vehicle is Sandvik’s future vision for autonomous mining equipment. And it’s already operating in Sandvik’s test mine in Tampere, Finland. Jussi Puura, digitalization lead at Sandvik Mining and Rock...

When it’s time to upgrade your fleet, it’s not always easy to maximize the value of your redundant assets. Most equipment owners lack the resources or knowledge of how to properly remarket assets and market them to national, regional, and global markets. The key to remarketing your equipment is understanding current local and global market trends, iden...

Photo credit: RDCL In-situ measures of seismic data is one of the key inputs in many infrastructure projects across Philippines. Understanding a project site’s seismic response is key to designing and engineering above ground structures, without it, you are guessing and often overengineering. There are many ways to gather seismic data, such as Vp...

​ Photo: SciAps XRF X-200 for mining site exploration (Philippines) and SciAps LIBS used by NASA for Mars exploration The year 2021 has been the transition from the pandemic-stricken year 2020 towards economic recovery and full adaptation on the ‘new normal’, as the mining industry successfully sustained and continues to move forward with the countr...

The construction industry is today the second least digitised industry in the world. This lack of digitisation costs the industry as much as US$500 billion a year, in rework alone. Companies in the ASEAN region are starting to realise the benefits of going digital and those who are succeeding understand how imperative it is. In an increasingly competit...

by Engr. Jeffrey Q. Geronimo Mining remains an essential industry in the COVID-19 pandemic even though it has experienced devastating impacts. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, this pandemic disrupted 275 mining operations across 36 countries. Not only that, over $8.8 billion in total revenue is continually at risk. Therefore, the strate...

Photo: Semi-Mobile Sizer Stations leverage the flexibility of truck haulage with the efficiency of conveyor haulage. Mining is an industry that requires investing wisely and looking at all available options when considering the setup of a new plant or attempting to reduce costs in a brownfield operation. Many considerations focus around the lifecycle o...

Metso Outotec and Donum Industrial Corporation have signed a distribution contract concerning aggregate crushing and screening solutions in the Philippines. The contract covers Metso Outotec’s track-mounted Lokotrack® and Nordtrack™ equipment, the Nordberg® NW Series wheel-mounted equipment, Metso Outotec crusher wear and spare parts and Trellex® scree...

Construction of the 19 stations of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Calamba is set to begin in 2022. During a site visit at the PNR Balagtas Station, Department of Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John "TJ" Batan said construction works are set to begin as bidding for all nine contracts of the project is "almost complete." "T...

Metallic mineral production value sustained growth at 22.34% from PhP99.03 billion in January to September 2020 to PhP121.16 billion in January to September 2021, a difference of PhP22.12 billion. The strong metal price coupled with the better mine production of nickel ore during the review period was the vital factor for this development. Prices of le...

Photo credit: Hinatuan Mining A grand slam win for a mining company simply means being the best in class in its responsible conduct of business; in its forest management and environment enhancement and protection; its social responsibility programs and in providing safety in the workplace and the communities. Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), a subsidiar...

Photo: Bataan nuclear power plant Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is considering nuclear and solar energy as a possible alternative or additional sources of energy in the country. Gatchalian, Senate energy committee chairman, said he favors “in principle” smaller nuclear reactors instead of the bigger ones for flexibility and safety. “Small ones are m...

Photo credit: Inkl The chair of the House Strategic Intelligence Committee on Tuesday said oil drilling activities in Recto Bank must proceed as scheduled amid rising tensions with China. Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said the Sampaguita gas field could yield up to USD18.2 billion, or around PHP910 billion, in future royalties for the governm...