12 more mines recommended for suspensionSMPC not off the hookAt least 12 more mining companies are recommended for suspension as part of the result of the government’s crackdown on miners that ended in August. As of now, there are 10 suspended mining companies namely: Citinickel Mines and Development Corp. (CMDC), EMIR Mineral Resources Corp., Mt. Sinai Mining Exploration Corp., Claver Mineral Development Corp., Ore Asia Mining and Development Corp.,Berong Nickel, BenguetCorp Nickel Mines, Inc., Eramen Minerals, Inc., LNL Archipelago Minerals, Inc., and Zambales Diversified Metals Corp. Lopez said that on top of the existing suspended mines, more than 10 mining companies were found to have violated environmental standards. First is that their open pit mine is now below sea level,” Leo Jasareno, DENR undersecretary and head of its Mining Audit Team, earlier said.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 21, 2016 14:15 UTC