THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will announce today (Wednesday) the final results and recommendations of an environmental audit of mining firms. “Whatever the results of the audit… these are the standards of mining in our country. Lopez had ordered the mining audit to see whether or not mining companies complied with environmental, health and safety standards. The DENR has so far suspended 10 mining companies: Citinickel; EMIR Mineral Resources Corp.; Mt. Sinai Mining Exploration Corp.; Claver Mineral Development Corp.; Ore Asia Mining and Development Corp.; Berong Nickel; Benguet Corp. Nickel Mines Inc.; Eramen Minerals Inc.; LNL Archipelago Minerals Inc.; and Zambales Diversified Metals Corp.Four companies have been issued show-cause orders to explain why they should not be shut down, namely Sagittarius Mines Inc.; Semirara Mining and Power Corp.; Century Communities Inc.; and Austral-Asia Link Mining Corp.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 21, 2016 00:56 UTC