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Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said that the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has consistently called for the abrogation of the country's mining law. "The CBCP has issued pastoral statements in 1998 and 2006, calling for the repeal of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995.
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Sep 17, 2022The Philippines is rich in natural resources. It has fertile, arable lands, diverse flora and fauna, extensive coastlines, and rich mineral deposits. About 30% of the land area of the country was determined be geologically prospective by the Philippine Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau. But Only 1.5% of country's land area is covered with mining ...
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Mar 11, 2022Vale mining concession in Moatize. In its 2009 annual report, VALE stated that it had 1.087 million tonnes of coal resources (both proven and probable) across all its mines and projects, of which 954 million were in the Moatize mine.The report also stated that the projected depletion date of the project was 2046. In January 2021, VALE announced plans to pull out of the project.
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Apr 27, 2017The Philippines, which exports more nickel ore than any country in the world, is in the midst of a wide crackdown on mines accused of violating environmental protection laws. In February, Gina...
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Better mining corporations want to adopt "Responsible Mining". This paper outlines the essentials of responsible mining and offers a guide to corporations who want become responsible. Eight principles are discussed: (1) Social and environmental assessment, (2) Transparency, (3) Acceptance by stakeholders, (4) Food production trumps questionable mining, (5) Compliance with international ...
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Below are the list of effects of mining industry in the Philippines. AIR. Mining has an effect on the quality of the air. Coal mines releases methane that contributes to environmental issues since it contains greenhouse gas. Some cooling plants may release these ozone-depleting substances yet the amount released is just very small.
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"Her actions have finally revealed her true bias: to stop all mining in the Philippines." Last week, the industry body had said that the team who reviewed an audit of the mines recommended...
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The NCSMT had adopted a three-pronged approach in dealing with illegal mining practices. It was firstly promoting legitimate mining practices through the authorisation of mining permits. Secondly, it was dealing with rehabilitation of derelict mines, particularly in the sealing of mine entrances and shafts to prevent illicit access.
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Feb 11, 2021An official from the mining and geology department informed on Wednesday that the state government has taken several proactive measures to stop illegal coal mining, adding that it has even started enforcing provisions of the MMDR Act, 1957 since March 2019, with cases registered under Section 21 of the Act against illegal coal mining and ...
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If you are looking for a way to help animals and humans, here are 10 petitions you should sign this week, including Don't Let Kim Jong-un Take Pets Away, Say No to Coal Mining in Hwange National...
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Runsheng LV and Yanyong Bo Ll in their paper examining groundwater pollution due to mining in china have stated that the ground water reaches only 65% of the water quality and this situation is fairly grim (Bo LI, pp 3) china there are about 4.5 billion tons of stockpiled wastes due to coal mining occupying 1700 waste dumps spread over 15000 hectares of land out of which 200 waste dumps are ...
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Jul 23, 2021The group said that instead of cancelling all coal and fossil fuels from the country's energy pipelines and shifting to renewable energy, the country continues to rely on coal, with Quezon becoming the coal energy capital of the Philippines, according to Fr. Warren Puno of the Ministry of Ecology of the Diocese of Lucena and convenor of the ...
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Illegal mining has been ravaging our planet for decades. Not only is illegal mining riskier from a safety perspective for those who choose to participate, but it encourages reckless behavior and leads to outcomes that have negative long-term consequences. Illicit mining activities don't follow the same provisions that legal mining does.
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Using larger particles of crushed glass to produce concrete can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 18%, and studies have shown recycled glass can be used for beach replenishment, both reducing shoreline damage by sand extraction while also reducing the amount of glass that goes to landfill.
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Jan 24, 2022The NPP leader stated coal mining cannot be stopped completely. "The government, NGT (National Green Tribunal) and the people should sit together and find a way out. It is very easy for people in the city to say cry illegal or pollution and not find a solution for the survival of the people," he said.
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Petition Illegal Mining In The Philippines Change. Mining in the Philippines has been known early as year 1521 The Philippines is actually the fifth most mineral rich country in the world for copper nickel gold and chromite This has been a home to the largest copper gold deposit in the world According to Mines and Geo sciences Bureau the country has 840 billion worth untapped mineral wealth
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A local fire officer told the Associated Press news agency that a rescue operation was still going on. The Shanghai Youth Daily newspaper said its reporter was at one point prevented from...
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Apr 2, 2021The Philippines said Thursday it has discovered illegally built structures on features in the Union Banks, a series of reefs in the South China Sea near where Manila says a flotilla of Chinese ...
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The Congolese authorities say informal miners are endangering the country's interests and the army deployments are also meant to prevent the kinds of accidents that killed 43 illegal miners at a ...
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Nov 10, 2021Many illegal miners in Muara Enim thought that while the big coal companies grew larger and larger, the local people only received mere crumbs compared to what the companies got. That was why they began joining forces to mine coal on their own, taking what they believed to be rightfully theirs, at the risk of being constantly hounded by the police.
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Aug 31, 2021Sources said Mamata had issued a stern message to stop illegal coal and sand mining. Allegations of involvement of some Trinamul leaders in sand and coal smuggling had prompted Opposition parties to attack her party in the run-up to the Assembly polls this year. "Police chiefs of West Burdwan, Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum were specially ...
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Impact of coal mining on the environment, wildlife and local communities. Coal waste from power plants has to be treated and managed properly. Coal is technically a finite resource. Brown coal is inefficient as an energy source. Overall, brown coal can have more drawbacks than black coal.
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Together with silver, and other base metals like copper, nickel and chromite, the Philippines' mining industry produced Php121 billion (about $2.3 billion) in 2018, up from Php110.43 billion ($2. ...
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Oct 22, 2020A court in the Philippines has dealt another setback to the company looking to mine Southeast Asia's largest untapped deposits of copper and gold, ruling to uphold a ban on the type of destructive mining being proposed. In its Oct. 12 ruling, the court in South Cotabato province dismissed a petition for an injunction against the ban on open ...
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Sep 17, 2021BHADRAVATI, India, Sept 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The reopening of a coal mine this year near the central Indian village of Chichordi rekindled farmer Dilip Madre's hopes he would finally be compensated for the ruin of his once-bountiful turmeric field and be able to buy a bigger farm further away.
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Jun 20, 2016Filipino president-elect Rodrigo Duterte has spoken out in favour of rights for the Lumad population and called for the military to withdraw from the area so the indigenous people can return. He...
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The Philippines introduced a new fisheries management framework to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2019. Under the fisheries management area (FMA) mechanism, the Philippines'...
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Bishops in the Philippines call for mining moratorium Published by MAC on 2008-12-30 In a pre-Xmas call, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has demanded a moratorium on all mining and logging - until Indigenous Peoples' rights are truly respected.
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The government has notified a new policy of granting environmental clearance (EC) for minor minerals to combat illegal sand mining. (Major minerals are those specified in the Schedule appended in the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and the common major minerals are calcite, clay, coal, quartz, etc. Minor minerals are those specified in the Schedule appended in minor ...
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"Wherever there is cobalt in the DRC, there will be artisanal miners." In the absence of long-term economic alternatives for the illegal miners, they are likely to return to the concessions,...
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Jan 24, 2022The illegal mining of coal, which has continued unabated for decades in India's northeastern state of Assam, is causing large-scale destruction to one of the country's finest rainforests.
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Dec 28, 2017The Philippines is one of Asia's fastest-growing economies, and its government is exploiting cheap, convenient fossil fuels — especially coal — to fuel that growth. The country has 32 coal-fired...
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MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would soon halt mining in the Southeast Asian nation because of the environmental damage it has caused, renewing his threat...
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The 30-year lease permit issued in 1973 to North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), a Coal India subsidiary, for conducting mining on an area of four-square miles in a part of the Dehing Patkai sanctuary,...
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Aug 28, 2021TMC will continue to fight against BJP in every state where they is no democracy.TMC will fight till the end against BJP," he said. In this particular alleged illegal coal mining case, in the state...
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Apr 15, 2021MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order to lift a nine-year moratorium on granting new mining permits in the Philippines. The order is expected to ease the entry of at least 291 existing mining applications, escalating threats to the environment and its defenders, anti-mining and environmental groups say.
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Longwall mining involves underground coal mining, whereby a long wall of coal is mined via a single slice, and the slice is usually from two feet to a little over three feet thick. The block of coal being mined, which is called the longwall panel, is normally approximately 270 to 430 yards in width and two to three miles in length.
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"The PNP [Philippine National Police] and AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] chose to illegally arrest my sister as the country grapples against the horror of this COVID-19 pandemic. [They] should stop the attacks against national minorities and respect our right to self-determination instead," said Cullamat in a statement.
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Section 104Destruction of Mining Structures. Any person who willfully destroys or damages structures in or on the mining area or on the mill sites shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a period not to exceed five (5) years and shall, in addition, pay compensation for the damages which may have been caused thereby.
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