DENR ends open pit mining ban to reinvigorate industry

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued an order lifting a four-year-old ban on open-pit mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores, the head of the mines bureau, Wilfredo Moncano, said on Tuesday.

for copper, gold, silver and complex ores, an official said on Tuesday, marking the second landmark policy move this year as the government tries to revitalize the industry.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu has signed an administrative order lifting the ban, Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Wilfredo Moncano said.industry, was led by an anti-After several years of restrictive policies that have been blamed for stagnating the industry, the government now wants stalled and newIn April, President Rodrigo Duterte lifted a moratorium on new mineral agreements imposed in 2012.

 

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