PNIA president Atty. Dante Bravo said in a statement the concept of “one-stop shop” program, created for growth industries, could also be implemented in the mining sector to promote predictability in regulations and ease of doing business.
Bravo said while the government is focused on attracting investors in value-added processing, industry development efforts should include mining exploration and extraction because a nickel processing plant requires more than 100 million tons of raw nickel ore for at least 20 years to be considered viable.
PNIA said it is reviving its offer to draft industry blueprint in partnership with the government to boost the competitiveness of the nickel sector.