Photo: Participants from MGB Central and Regional Offices, JOGMEC, and JMEC capping off the seminar The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) organized a Seminar on Environmental Cooperation last February 23, 2023 at Park Inn Radisson Hotel North EDSA, Quezon City. The seminar, which was at...

Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that preparatory survey of the proposed Dalton Pass East Alternative Road Project is on-going and target for completion by third quarter of 2023. A kick-off meeting between DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan with Senior Undersecretary...

Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC), a subsidiary of natural resources development firm Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), once again demonstrated its adherence to ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) compliance by winning the major awards during the 68th Annual National Mine, Safety, and Environment Conference on Nov. 18, 2022.  TMC bagged the Presidential M...

Photo credit: Masbate Gold Project The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported Wednesday metallic mineral production value surged by 31.73 percent to PHP238.05 billion in 2022 from PHP180.71 billion the previous year. The growth was achieved despite the twin impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukrain...

Photo credit: Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation ended 2022 with a consolidated Net Income After Tax (NIAT) of Php 3.2 billion, lower by 17% from Php 3.9 billion in 2021. The lower NIAT was mainly due to the unprecedented spikes in fuel and energy prices that resulted in higher op...

Mining operations use a combination of metallurgical processes for mineral extraction. This often involves flotation to produce a mineral concentrate followed by smelting or leaching to recover the final product(s). Knowing the quantitative mineralogy at each of these stages is important to optimizing the effective and efficient recovery of a valuable min...

The practice of in-service oil analysis or used oil analysis started over a century ago on locomotive engines. Now it is one of the most important components of condition based maintenance (CBM), a practice of assessing a machine’s condition by periodically gathering data on key machine health indicators to determine maintenance schedules. Billions of dol...

Photo: Bataan nuclear power plant - Credit: JAY DIRECTO, AFP/GETTY IMAGES The House Special Committee on Nuclear Energy on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the Department of Energy (DOE) to create a Nuclear Energy Division within its organization. During the hearing, the panel, chaired by Pangasinan Representative Mark Cojuangco, adopted Hous...

Commentary by: Mr. Francisco “Jun” Delfin Mr. Francisco “Jun” Delfin is Vice President & COO of PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) and President of Maibarara Geothermal Inc. (MGI), subsidiaries of publicly-listed and Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) affiliate PetroEnergy Resources Corp.  He is a geologist with a PhD in public administration from the ...

Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) met anew with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) mission to plan and assess the way forward for the realization of Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project – Phase 1 after the detailed engineering design. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Se...

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Photo credit: The Department of Public Works and Highways Motorists may soon enjoy seamless access from North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to España Boulevard in Manila City with the completion of the Section 1 of NLEX-SLEX Connector Road. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Se...

Photo: NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will receive over PHP495 million for the acquisition of right-of-way for the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project (NSCRP), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced Tuesday. This, after DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the Special Allotment ...

Delfin Lorenzana, chairperson of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority delivers his message during the BCDA Fellowship for Central Luzon Media at Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in Clark, Pampanga province on Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2023). Lorenzana calls on all sectors to unite for the progress and development of New Clark City as well as nearby areas ...

Photo credit: Celsius Resources Highlights Assay results from three additional drill holes have all confirmed further extensions to the shallow, high-grade copper mineralisation at MCB.   Assay result highlights include: 51.3m @ 0.93% copper and 0.06g/t gold from 7.7m in drill hole MCB-042   101.5m @ 0.90% copper and 0.18g/t gold ...

Photo credit: Bilyonaryo Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) ended 2022 with a consolidated net income of P39.9 billion, more than double (146%) its previous-year all-time high of P16.2 billion. Robust domestic coal shipments and higher spot electricity sales, along with elevated market prices account for the recor...