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The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines welcomed the decision of South Cotabato’s provincial legislative board to lift the ban on open pit mining as it would pave the way for the development of the Tampakan copper gold project, which is seen to boost economic activity in the Mindanao region.
The South Cotabato provincial government agreed to amend its environment law to allow open-cut mining, paving the way for the controversial project to start.
Provincial ban on Tampakan open-pit project lifted Tampakan copper-gold reserves among biggest in region Philippines seeks to revitalize mining industry
The South Cotabato provincial government has lifted a ban on open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory obstacle for a long-delayed copper and gold project in the country's restive south, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said Monday.