Published April 13, 2021, 5:00 PM
The Philippine government has allowed the mining companies that were suspended and ordered closed by former Environment Secretary and late Regina Paz Lopez in 2017 to continue operating.
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo Moncano said on Tuesday that the government has decided to issue a “Stay Order” on these mining companies amid the pending decision from the Office of the President (OP) to officially lift the suspension and cancellation orders imposed on them by Lopez.
“Those that filed an appeal were able to secure the Stay Order and were continuing with their operations. But it still needs an order from OP lifting the suspension or reversing the cancellation so that these mines will resume operation without unresolved issues,” Moncano told Business Bulletin.
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Panthera Resources Plc (AIM: PAT), the diversified gold exploration and development company with assets in West Africa and India, advises that the Government of India has introduced a new bill (MMDR2021) into the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Government of India s (GoI) Parliament, to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 2015 (MMDR2015). As the bill has only recently been made available, the Company is yet to seek formal legal advice on its application to our investments in India and any comments expressed herein are merely preliminary. In the event this new MMDR2021 act is passed by both houses of Parliament, the Company believes that it may have an impact on the Company s joint venture partner, Metal Mining India Pvt Ltd (MMI), in terms of its right to secure approval of its Prospecting Licence Applications (PLAs) for the Bhukia and Taregaon Projects in India.