Photo credit: Department of Transportation  Some 30.55 percent of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) is already complete, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said on Tuesday. “Despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, again, back-to-back to back major milestones were still realized despite all o...

Photo: The existing grates within the SAG Mill were pegging. Critical size grinding media were blocking apertures, reducing throughput A gold and copper mine in South East Asia was experiencing a range of challenges with its SAG mill that were hitting productivity. Facing a significant increase in ore hardness that would have exacerbated the problems, ...

Photo credit: Epiroc Philippines Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has received validation by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for the company’s ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions.  Epiroc launched ambitious sustainability goals that include halving its CO2 emiss...

​ Philippine minerals have a wide range of ores from nickel laterite, copper ore, iron ore, chromite ore, limestone and more. Thus, when daily operations require elemental analysis of a wide range of inorganic/geological samples, it is often cumbersome, or not possible to setup and maintain a large number of dedicated calibrations to handle such range....

Photo credit: Bilyonaryo Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation ("Atlas Mining") reported a record net income of Php3.83 billion for the year 2021 compared to the net income of Php118 million for the same period in 2020. Stable production, resilient operation and higher metal prices sustained the turnaround performance of Atlas Mining. ...

Photo credit: Manila Times - Bataan Nuclear Power Plant President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) 164 that now includes the potential of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix. Released on Thursday, EO 164 was signed by the Chief Executive last February 28. “This policy is the start of the national nuclear power program,” said ...

Photo credit: Shuttershock The Department of Energy (DOE) has welcomed the signing of Executive Order 164, or the inclusion of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix, as this will address the high electricity rate and secure energy for the future. “We thank the President for seeing merit in the DOE’s recommendation to consider integrating nuclear...

Photo: Bataan Nuclear Power Plant The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday said President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's policy of pursuing safe and reliable nuclear energy would promote the country's national and economic security and also make it more energy-independent. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda made the statement as he expressed stron...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) expressed confidence that the opening of Binondo - Intramuros Bridge Project will provide immediate impact of easing traffic especially with many people begin working on-site as Metro Manila shifted back to alert level 1. Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that Undersecretary and Build Build Build Chief I...

Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by Secretary Roger G. Mercado met with interested stakeholders in the first interagency steering committee for the Detailed Engineering Design (D.E.D.) of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project. The first convening of the interagency ...

 The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) had an overview of the activity plans and methodologies for the proposed construction of a new expressway that will connect the southern province of Laguna to Metro Manila via Laguna Lake. In his report to DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado, Undersecretary and Build Build Build Chief Implementer Emil K. ...

Photo: The Trio® TC84XR cone crusher Pebbles contain valuable ore but without a crusher capable of processing them, pebbles can end up discarded or stockpiled. Weir Minerals has developed the Trio® TC84XR cone crusher – specifically engineered to perform in the most challenging applications, including pebble crushing. Pebble crushing is one of the t...

The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) said it is exploring the potential of the Philippine market for green hydrogen as a future source of energy. “The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV),...

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado emphasized that overall preparedness of DPWH implementing offices will enable maximum utilization of funds allocated for the Department in Fiscal Year 2022. While budget to complete our several high-impact projects under the multi-year program is insufficient, the least we could ...

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary for Mining, Muslim Affairs, and Attached Agencies, Mr. Jim O. Sampulna has stepped in place of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu after his official resignation on February 17, 2021. Acting presidential spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles confirmed on February 18, 2021, that Cim...

Figure 1: Location of the MCB Project in the Province of Kalinga, Northern Luzon, Philippines. Celsius Resources Limited (“Celsius” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that its Philippine subsidiary, Makilala Mining Company, Inc. (“MMCI”) has received priority project status for the Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog (MCB) Copper-Gold Project (“MCB” or “the ...

For the past six years of operations as a drilling contractor at the Masbate Gold Project (MGP), Quest Exploration Drilling (Philippines), Inc. has reached its goal of 1,000,152 safe manhours with 2,141 days without lost time injury (LTI) as of the day shift of November 12, 2021. The team has drilled over one million meters during this period. With ...

Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and NLEX Corporation conducted an inspection of the ongoing 8-kilometer NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project that will extend NLEX Southward from Segment 10 to Skyway Stage 3. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Rafael C. Yabut representing Secretary Roger G. Mercado, visited the on-going construction ...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formed an alliance with the local government units (LGU) and other stakeholders in the implementation of national government’s flagship infrastructure project in Northern Mindanao. DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, Chief Implementer of Flagship Projects under Build Build Build Program, reported t...

Photo: Oil Refinery Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) director general Charito Plaza has invited oil companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build and operate oil refineries in the country. During the Global Biz with PEZA featuring the United Arab Emirates held in Dubai Tuesday, Plaza said oil companies based in the UAE can look into ...

LiuGong, China’s leading construction equipment manufacturer and No. 1 wheel loader manufacturer all over the world, will be having their first Grand Virtual Launch for the year 2022 here in the Philippines. This February 25, 2022 (Friday), at 3 PM (GMT+8), LiuGong Philippines will go live on their official Facebook page to showcase their latest heavy equ...

Photo credit: Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation The Australia Philippine Business Council (APBC) said the impacts of lifting the open-pit mining ban will spill over to other industries like manufacturing. In a statement, APBC said the decision of the government to lift the moratorium will revitalize the mining industry, usher in ...

Photo credit: Department of Trade and Industry - Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and UAE Minister of State Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh Construction companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are “very interested” to participate in the 'Build, Build, Build' infrastructure program despite the term of President Rodrigo Duterte will end mid-2022. In a r...

Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways President Rodrigo Roa Duterte formally opened Tuesday, February 15, 2022 the elevated extension of South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) northbound entry connected to Skyway system in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. During the inauguration, President Duterte lauded the successful partnership of the Department ...