■ Ofelia C. Empian A large-scale gold-copper mining project will soon commence in Kalinga through the Makilala Mining Company, Inc. in Balatoc, Pasil, Kalinga, which was the site of the defunct Batong Buhay Gold Mines, Inc. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Cordillera said the Makilala Mining Company’s Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog (MCB) copper-gold mining project received its Mineral Production Sharing
PASIL, Kalinga: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently approved the mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) for the $200-million gold and copper mining project of Makilala Mining Company Inc. (MMCI) to help spur economic growth not only in the municipality but also the whole province.
THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) commemorates its founding anniversary every November 29. This 2023 is particularly special as the bureau turns 125 today, coinciding with the celebration of the Mining Month.
Only two of 13 registered Minahang Bayan in the Cordillera Administrative Region have small-scale mining contracts with the government, and MGB-CAR regional director Fay Apil admits the 'technical and costly process'
BONTOC, Mountain Province: The Northern Sagada Barangay Small-Scale Mining Association Incorporated has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the Artisan Gold Council for the conduct of mercury-free mining activities in the province held at Myrna s Hall, Samoki Valley Inn-Extension, Samoki.