Photo: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jim Sampulna calls on the media Friday (March 25, 2022) to help monitor large-scale mining operations in the country, to make sure that they follow the policies set by the government. Sampulna says irresponsible miners have no place in the country. (PNA photo by Che Palicte) Depart...

The installation of 32 wind turbines that can each generate 5 megawatts (MW) of electricity is expected to be completed within the last quarter of 2022 in the coastal barangays of Caunayan and Balaoi in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Following a site inspection of the ongoing wind project, Gabino Ramon Mejia, president of AC Energy Philippines, said in a medi...

Synertrex® Monitoring Centre in South Africa Weir Minerals, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the mining industry, and AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, have signed a digital business framework for strategic cooperation. The objectives of the agreement include: Digit...

Photo: Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) ended 2021 with a net income of P16.2 billion, the highest in its 41-year history. The 393-percent leap from P3.3 billion the previous year was mainly attributable to an 8- percent rise in coal production, 16-percent jump in coal shipments and 71-percent surge in average c...

Photo credit: Arrow Creatives “A defining year- that is how 2021 was for our Company”, said Martin Antonio G. Zamora, President and CEO of Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC; PSE: NIKL). “In the face of the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing economic and social hardships it has brought to our country and our communities, we remained focu...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations, which is implementing the Davao City Bypass Construction Project, now conducts simultaneous tunneling activities at northbound and southbound directions on north portal of the project’s road mountain tunnel component. In his report to Secretary Rog...

Photo credit: Philex Mining The province of Surigao del Norte and other local government units welcomed the start of development of the Silangan copper-gold mine project (“Silangan”) of Philex Mining Corp., which at a cost of $224 million (about PHP11.2 billion), is one of the biggest investments in Mindanao. Philex’s wholly-owned unit, Silangan Min...

The Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (PFPA) – Council for Built and Natural Environments and the Geological Society of the Philippines have recognized Noe L. Caagusan with the Distinction & Excellence Award for Geology 2021. Caagusan, currently Apex Mining Co., Inc’s chief geologist, shares this accolade with his Apex colleagues a...

A healthier work environment, radically reduced energy consumption, a lower carbon footprint and more efficient operations: the sustainability gains from innovations in battery-based mining equipment are simply electrifying. “Will electrification spark the next wave of mining innovation?” is the title of a recent report from consultancy firm EY. Brian ...

Photo credit: Ritchie Bros. Driven by long term infrastructure growth, the expansion of mining activity and post COVID-19 recovery plans, the demand for construction and mining equipment in the Philippines for the medium to long term is strong. Coupled with global supply chain constraints and long lead times for buying new equipment from OEMs and their...

Photo credit: Redjie Melvic Cawis Philex Mining Corporation, one of the oldest and largest gold and copper producers in Southeast Asia added Php668 million of Core Net Income in 4Q2021 to its Php1.865 billion Core Net Income for the first nine months ended September 30, 2021. Thus, full year Core Net Income rose 118% to Php2.533 billion compared with P...

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. ...