Jul 14, 2021 The mine is a major direct and indirect employer in the provinces of Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya and a significant contributor of socio-economic benefits for the local and national economies.
Apr 06, 2020 NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines — The ongoing lockdown in the Philippines due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has failed to defuse a standoff between a …
Apr 10, 2020 Mining and resistance in Nueva Vizcaya In 1994, a 25-year Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) was issued by the Philippine government to explore 27,000 hectares in the Nueva Vizcaya town of Dipidio, which is believed to hold …
Aug 06, 2021 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) on Thursday said it has shut down illegal mining activities in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya province. In a statement, the DENR-MGB said various illegal mining equipment such as ball mills, shafting, diesel engines and pulleys were dismantled during a ...
Nov 21, 2020 After Nueva Vizcaya locals blamed FCF Minerals for a landslide that killed 10 people, the mining firm on Saturday denied that their operations had caused the landslide and that they had undertaken work that stopped the landslide from being larger. . According to Saturday FCF statement, the area where the landslide took place had been stripped of natural flora by the residents of Barangay ...
Sep 30, 2019 This is part of the company's appeal against the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Court ruling of denying OceanaGold Phils. Inc.’s (OGPI) request to end the unlawful restraint of operations. The Provincial Local Government Units of Nueva Vizcaya (PLGU) has been impeding access to the mine site since 1 July 2019.
Oct 01, 2016 The Oceana Gold and Copper mine, located in Barangay Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya, was the first mining project awarded a Financial Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) by the Philippine government, allowing the company to operate large-scale mining explorations, 100% owned by foreign investor OceanaGold Corporation [1].
OceanaGold is actively supporting the Philippines through our Didipio Mine, located across the Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces on the island of Luzon. OceanaGold acquired the high-grade underground gold and copper mine in 2006 through a merger with Climax Mining Ltd and commenced commercial production as an open pit operation in 2013. In 2015, the […]
Nov 14, 2020 It is among the four mining companies in the Philippines issued by the national government with a Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) under the Mining Act of 1995. Another mining company in Nueva Vizcaya and holder of the first FTAA is the Australian OceanaGold Philippines Inc. in Didipio village in Kasibu town.
Aug 10, 2021 The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led the dismantling of various illegal mining equipment during a series of operations conducted against small-scale mining activities in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya province.
Oct 07, 2016 CAGAYAN, Philippines – FCF Minerals Corporation, the Philippine subsidiary of UK firm Metals Exploration Plc, will begin the full commercial operation of its gold mine in …
Jul 30, 2019 OceanaGold Philippines’ statement cites “significant socio-economic benefits to the Barangay of Didipio, neighbouring communities, the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino and the Philippines.”. It said 1,500 workers get livelihood from the mine. Ninety-five percent are Filipinos and 50% locals, the company said.
A mining company in Nueva Vizcaya withdrew cases they filed against indigenous people and is set to cease operations in Nueva Vizcaya. In a motion to withdraw complaint filed in Regional Trial Court Branch 37, in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, the Royalco Philippines Inc. manifested that they are withdrawing their complaints against 10 anti-mining leaders, including a parish priest.
Aug 09, 2019 OceanaGold has been forced to cease mining for over a month now at its Didipio copper-gold mine in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. On June 20th, the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya declared OceanaGold’s operations illegal. On July 1st, indigenous people established a people’s barricade, hindering the operation of the company.
Nov 26, 2020 The Oceanagold’s trespass was a direct violation of the restraining order issued by the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya after its continued operation in July 2019 without permit. The Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) of the mining company expired in June 2019. “We demand for an immediate watershed audit that will ...
Aug 05, 2021 The agency spearheaded the dismantling of various illegal mining equipment during a series of operations conducted against small-scale mining activities in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya province from July 27 to 29. “In the case of illegal small-scale mining, miners tend to dig and drill with no proper control on extractive operations.
Oct 07, 2013 1.2 Stakeholders Analysis The following are the stakeholders involved in the issue of mining . In order to reach a favorable atmosphere for the development of the mining industry in Nueva Vizcaya, the stakeholders should align their role and responsibility to the attainment of such goal. 1. Large Scale Mining Companies 2.
Jul 16, 2021 OceanaGold mining in Nueva Vizcaya to cost environment – groups. (1st UPDATE) Environment groups say OceanaGold's presence in Nueva Vizcaya 'has …
Jul 30, 2021 Mining company expects over 1.5K jobs under new FTAA. India, PH to bolster energy cooperation. By Leander C. Domingo. July 30, 2021. GETTING READY OceanaGold Didipio Mine in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, prepares for its operation after Malaca ang renewed its Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.
Studies have shown that the mining site, which spans the border between the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, holds over 1.4 million ounces of gold and 169,400 tons of copper. Yet OGPI’s 25-year Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA), essentially its permit to operate in the mining site, expired last June 2019.
Sep 30, 2019 This is part of the company's appeal against the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Court ruling of denying OceanaGold Phils. Inc.’s (OGPI) request to end the unlawful restraint of operations. The Provincial Local Government Units of Nueva Vizcaya (PLGU) has been impeding access to the mine site since 1 July 2019.
Dec 16, 2019 RTC Branch 30 in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, ruled on July 25 to deny the mining company’s petition. “The OGPI not having clearly proven, at this point, its clear and unmistakable right to be protected, the prayer for a preliminary injunction is denied…,” stated the …