The offshore black sand mining project in Lingayen Gulf will threaten the livelihood in Pangasinan, according to Tugon Kabuhayan. In a virtual briefing on Monday, the advocacy group said the planned mining project of Iron Ore, Gold and Vanadium Resources (Phils.) "This project is going to endanger an actual production of 250,000 metric tons," said Tugon Kabuhayan convenor Asis Perez. "When we look at it, the biological environment and social environment are both going to be compromised by this project," said Aragones. Tugon Kabuhayan is urging the government to reconsider the offshore mining project to extract 25-million dry MT of back sand per year in Lingayen Gulf.

Source: Manila Times September 27, 2021 15:33 UTC