THE Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) recently released the names of the first batch of accredited Verification Service Providers (VSP) who will critically review the performance of large-scale mining companies under the group. Also called ‘external verifiers,” the members of the VSP are all experienced independent experts in social,…
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines has named 13 newly accredited verification service providers who will critically review the performance ratings of its members following the measurement tools prescribed by the Towards Sustainable Mining program.
The South Cotabato Sangguniang Panlalawigan is done with its consultations on the viability of lifting an open-pit mining ban hindering since 2010 the extraction of copper deposits in the province, touted as Asia’s largest.