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News Briefs: March 21, 2019

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:00:40 +0000

Arroyo urges friendlier government stance on mining Congress “should not have an adversarial stance” toward mining, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told industry leaders on Tuesday, in a major departure from President Duterte’s stance on the sector. Instead, the legislature should help the mining industry and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to come up with […]

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Governor orders forced evacuation in Compostela Valley mining areas

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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:35:01 +0000

The provincial government of Compostela Valley on Monday ordered the suspension of small-scale mining operations in gold-rich areas in the province amid preparations for the onslaught of Tropical Depression “Chedeng.”

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Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse; 58 dead, 300 missing

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 06:24:02 +0000

Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse; 58 dead, 300 missing

Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse in Brazil.

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Manila News 

6 miners dead, 1 missing in Agusan Norte landslide

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:10:46 +0000

Six miners were confirmed dead while one remained missing from a landslide in Agusan del Norte, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said on Thursday. Erma Suyo,…READ

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NPA admits torching mining firm’s heavy equipment in Negros Oriental

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:03:34 +0000

NPA admits torching mining firm’s heavy equipment in Negros Oriental

At least 30 communist rebels burned 11 heavy equipment and two generator sets worth P120 million owned by a mining firm in Negros Oriental.

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Duterte blames mining for Cordillera landslides

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday blamed the uncontrolled mining operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for the landslides that struck Itogon, Benguet during the onslaught of super Typhoon “Ompong” over the weekend.

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‪The Curious Case of a Two-Billion-Year-Old Nuclear Reactor

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  Scientists appear to have unraveled the mystery of uranium ore found at a mine in Oklo region of the Central African state of Gabon that exhibits a lower proportion of uranium-235 (U-235)—the fissile sort. According to an August 10 bulletin from the International Energy Atomic Agency (IAEA), the first response that physicists had when […]

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Artisanal mine operators defy governor’s cease order

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Artisanal mine operators defy governor’s cease order

A small-scale miners’ group continued to defy a government drive to close illegal mining tunnels in the gold rush areas of this town and neighboring Rosario town and an ultimatum issued by Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza.

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